a pat on the back
[фраза]
похвала или поощрение
Ex:
The
coach
gave
the
team
a
pat
on
the
back
for
their
outstanding
performance
in
the
championship
game
.
![to [pat] {sb} on the back](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/27325/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [pat] {sb} on the back")
![[give] credit where (credit|it) [is] due](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44524/thumb/180?type=jpeg "[give] credit where (credit|it) [is] due")
![to [do] well by {sb}](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/61294/thumb/kindness/180?type=jpeg "to [do] well by {sb}")
![to [take] {one's} hat off to {sb}](https://cdn.langeek.co/photo/44530/thumb/180?type=jpeg "to [take] {one's} hat off to {sb}")
![to [sing] the praises of {sb/sth}](/assets/img/no-pic-260w.png "to [sing] the praises of {sb/sth}")
