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pat on the back

  1. A word or gesture of support, approval, or praise, as in The bonus she gave her assistant was a pat on the back for doing a good job. [Early 1800s]



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A pat on the back because two wrongs don’t make a right?

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Isn’t that premature for a pat on the back?

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And can we please stop with the log-rolling in which public officials thank Gov. Newsom or President Biden for taking a call and promising to help out, as if they deserve a pat on the back for responding to a catastrophic, life-altering, developing disaster?

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Duckett consoled Bethell with a pat on the back as he walked off.

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Century missed, Bethell received a rousing ovation from the crowd and a consoling pat on the back from Duckett, who fell short of his own ton by playing on off Southee.

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