"pat on the back" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-pat on the back.ogg [Australia] Forms: pats on the back [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|pats on the back}} pat on the back (plural pats on the back)
  1. (idiomatic) Praise, congratulations. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: back-pat, pat-on-the-back [noun]
    Sense id: en-pat_on_the_back-en-noun-6AltTs8h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-pat on the back.ogg [Australia] Forms: pats on the back [present, singular, third-person], patting on the back [participle, present], patted on the back [participle, past], patted on the back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pat on the back (third-person singular simple present pats on the back, present participle patting on the back, simple past and past participle patted on the back)
  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To praise or congratulate. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Derived forms: back-patty, break one's arm patting oneself on the back Translations (to praise or congratulate): taputtaa selkään (Finnish), dare una pacca sulla spalla (Italian), гла́дить по голо́вке (gláditʹ po golóvke) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pat_on_the_back-en-verb-8X5fYYDF

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