pat on the back

A pat on the back because two wrongs don’t make a right?

Isn’t that premature for a pat on the back?

And can we please stop with the log-rolling in which public officials thank Gov. Newsom or President Biden for taking a call and promising to help out, as if they deserve a pat on the back for responding to a catastrophic, life-altering, developing disaster?

Duckett consoled Bethell with a pat on the back as he walked off.

Century missed, Bethell received a rousing ovation from the crowd and a consoling pat on the back from Duckett, who fell short of his own ton by playing on off Southee.