A PAT ON THE BACK (FOR STH / FOR DOING STH)

Meaning of A PAT ON THE BACK (FOR STH / FOR DOING STH) in English

praise or approval for sth that you have done well :

He deserves a pat on the back for all his hard work.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STH — брит. ; сокр. от south , southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
STH — брит.; сокр. от south, southern юг; южный Sth Wales — Южный Уэльс
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BACK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING — THAT WAS YOUR ~: ta vu es culpabil, pri to vu es responsabil
English interlingue dictionary
DOING — buhat
English-Visayan vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century the act of performing or executing ; action , 2. plural things that are done or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PAT — I. ˈpat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English patte, probably of imitative origin 1. a. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BACK — I. ˈbak noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bak, back, from Old English bæc; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of don to do — more at do 1. a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOING — (n.) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Do
Английский словарь Webster
DOING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Do
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — ( n. ) Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the plural, conduct; behavior. See Do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PAT — pat 1 /pat/ , v. , patted, patting , n. v.t. 1. to strike lightly or gently with something flat, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — /dooh"ing/ , n. 1. action; performance; execution: Your misfortune is not of my doing. 2. doings , deeds; proceedings; happenings; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACK — back 1 — backless , adj. /bak/ , n. 1. the rear part of the human body, extending from the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DOING — n. act, deed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PAT — I. ˈpat noun Etymology: Middle English patte, probably of imitative origin Date: 15th century 1. : a light blow especially …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DOING — noun Date: 14th century 1. : the act of performing or executing : action that will take a great deal …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAT — adv in a pat manner. 2. pat ·adj exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. 3. pat ·noun a small mass, as …
Webster English vocab
DOING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of do. 2. doing ·noun anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the …
Webster English vocab
BACK
Webster English vocab
DOING — ■ noun 1》 (also ~s ) the activities in which someone engages. 2》 activity or effort: it would take some …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PAT — pat, Pat BrE AmE pæt ▷ pats, Pat's pæts ▷ patted ˈpæt ɪd -əd AmE ˈpæt̬ əd ▷ patting ˈpæt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DOING — doing BrE AmE ˈdu ː ‿ɪŋ ▷ doing|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PAT — / pæt; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective , adverb ■ verb ( -tt- ) to touch sb/sth gently …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DOING — / ˈduːɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ C , usually pl. , U ] a thing done or caused by sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BACK — / bæk; NAmE / noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. the part of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAT — I. pat 1 /pæt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle patted , present participle patting ) [transitive] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DOING — do ‧ ing /ˈduːɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: verb : ↑ do , ↑ outdo , ↑ overdo …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BACK
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAT — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 known thoroughly and ready for any occasion. 2 apposite or opportune, esp. unconvincingly so (gave …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BACK
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAT — adj. & adv. adj. 1 known thoroughly and ready for any occasion. 2 apposite or opportune, esp. unconvincingly so (gave …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAT — v. & n. v. (patted, patting) 1 tr. strike gently with the hand or a flat surface. 2 tr. flatten …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DOING — n. 1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BACK
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAT — 1. v. & n. --v. (patted, patting) 1. tr. strike gently with the hand or a flat surface. 2 tr. …
Oxford English vocab
DOING — n.1 a an action; the performance of a deed (famous for his doings; it was my doing). b activity, effort …
Oxford English vocab
BACK
Oxford English vocab
BACK — I. ADVERB USES /bæk/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAT — ( pats, patting, patted) 1. If you pat something or someone, you tap them lightly, usually with your hand held …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a pat of butter (= a small flat piece ) ▪ Breakfast was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOING — [noun] [U]Is this your doing? (= Did you do this?)It was none of my doing.Running a marathon takes some/a lot …
Cambridge English vocab
DOING — See: NOTHING DOING.
Slang English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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