КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «PAT SOMEONE ON THE BACK»
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Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
We watch each other's backs at the office; if one of us comes in late, the others
cover for him. pat someone on the back to acknowledge someone's good work; to
congratulate or to encourage someone. Refers to literally patting someone on the
...
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... US President George Bush finally relented to mounting international pressure.
on your back in bed recovering from an injury or illness. pat someone on the back
: see PAT. put your back into approach a task with vigour. see the back of be rid ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
Australian informal This expression is from rhyming slang, Pat Malone meaning '
alone'. pat someone on the back express approval of or admiration for someone.
stand pat stick stubbornly to your opinion or decision. chiefly past pasture pat.
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An Introduction to Communication Studies
Lovers usually touch each other more frequently in conversation than do friends.
People who have just been introduced shake hands more formally than relatives.
We often pat someone on the back to calm them down when they are angry.
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Idioms: Processing, Structure, and Interpretation
nThe idiom kiss ass does not follow the usual pattern of idioms with body-part
nouns: Expressions like stab someone in the back, pat someone on the back,
and hit someone in the face display what is known as possessor ascension
syntax, ...
Cristina Cacciari, Patrizia Tabossi, 2014
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
... adj said of answers, etc: quickly and easily supplied. • have or know something
off pat to have memorized it and know it perfecdy. • a pat on the back an
approving word or gesture. • pat someone on the back to congratulate them
approvingly.
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God's World & Me: Boz's Big Book of Bible Fun
Pat someone on the back. They promised to always be friends. .................. Put
your hand over your heart. Jonathan gave David the beautiful coat.............
Pretend to put on a coat. Jonathan gave David the special sword............. Pretend
to wave ...
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Oxford Dictionary of English
phrases a pat on the back an expression of approval or congratulation: they
deserve a pat on the back for ajob well done. pat someone on the back express
approval of or admiration for someone. – origin late Middle English (as a noun ...
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Praeger Handbook
on Understanding and Preventing Workplace ...
Pat someone on the back or shoulder? The answer is very clear: it depends. It
depends on my tone of voice and body language, the context, the exact content (
of a comment), on our reporting relationship, on our personal relationship, on
who ...
Michele Antoinette Paludi, Carmen A. Paludi, Eros DeSouza, 2011
Sincere praise for loyalty, good work, honesty, promptness, and enthusiasm are
all excellent ways to "pat" someone on the back. "My Favorite Store" A woman
who had just moved to a small town from a big city complained to a neighbor
about ...
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