"pat on the back" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-pat on the back.ogg 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17

Verb

Audio: En-au-pat on the back.ogg 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), pacca sulla spalla [feminine] (Italian), гла́дить по голо́вке (gláditʹ po golóvke) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pat_on_the_back-en-verb-8X5fYYDF

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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