pat on the back
pat on the back · pats on the back
Praise, congratulationsPraise, congratulations.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Praise, congratulations.
Give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done.
Examples
30 sentencesGive yourself a pat on the back.
Візьми з полки пиріжок. — deniko
Tom deserves a pat on the back.
ruТом заслуживает похвалы. — odexed
Everyone here deserves a pat on the back.
Tom gave Mary a friendly pat on the back.
Tom patted Mary on the back.
ruТом похлопал Мэри по спине. — sharptoothed
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: pats on the backSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.