Sentences with phrase «pat on the back from»

A graph of your achievements, with the line going up, is just as good as a pat on the back from the boss.»

Whereas when you know that when banks — and this is where the Bank of England must deserve a big pat on the back from people like ourselves that they came out and publicly said, as a highly respected official organization, banks create money when they lend, and, therefore, as well as providing --

Living in low - income housing, teaching free literacy classes to refugees, setting up basketball camps for bored inner - city kids: all of it had a few costs for me personally, sure, but the holy buzz of pats on the back from friends and church people, and the feeling that I was the only person really getting what Jesus was saying — this more than made up for doing without.

Yes arsenal played Shite only Ozil n Cech I would say can justify a pat on the back from the starting x11, Ozil class was highlighted once again he put them balls on a plate for Giroud even a non league striker could have out them away.

6 - 3, 6 - 2 i think and now 6 - 0 is a score that you see when the top three play crystal palace, fulham and norwich and probably cardiff but for a top four side its a disgrace of a highest level, not sure if wenger see it that way as he still gets his fat salary in the bank and pat's on his back from the greedy board members and the stupid wenger lovers.

John McDonnell's «it's called socialism» speech greeted by loud applause, standing ovation and pat on the back from Jeremy Corbyn #Lab16 pic.twitter.com / hqWxLqgrqe

The Tories were laughing their asses off at New labour's willingness to neglect or even bash their own constituents in the hope of a pat on the back from the Sun & the Daily Mail that might help Labour in a southern marginal.

Finally, although a pat on the back from time to time would be nice, most of them don't hand out compliments too often.

«We all appreciate a pat on the back from time to time.

For example, an eight - year - old student in a cyber charter program may get the knowledge of a math concept from afar, but he or she won't get a hug, high - five, or pat on the back from the school's headquarters.

How Ford was able to play the EPA testing cycle to achieve 47 mpg across the board deserves a pat on the back from the Mensa Board of Directors.

I got to finish out my year with a much - needed pat on the back from one of the fantastic members of our community: Andrew named this blog as one of his top 9 writing blogs of 2009 for content, community and the «it» factor — you know, me.

So, it's always good to get a pat on the back from fellow investors!

Today, he's the mod community's Cinderella story, with a foot in the door at one games studio and a pat on the back from another.

All you want now is a pat on a back from your boss and a `' job good done», but, instead you'll probably read those funny messages on forums, saying: «how could I turn the vacuum cleaner on?»

But, upon returning to shore having completed their brave mission, Jim and Khalil got more than a pat on the back from authorities.

At the end of my 1L year I was sent into the wilds of oral advocacy with a pat on the back from my LRW prof and a power point that began «May it Please the Court» — I did not.

Did you receive praise, recognition or pats on the back from your supervisor or colleagues?

Do you smile when your partner comes home with a pat on the back from his boss or nudges his golf handicap down a point or two?

It's the same amount of effort, except one makes you feel like a dirty hoarder and the other makes you feel like you deserve a pat on the back from Martha Stewart herself.

Not exact matches

At the same time, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has patted itself on the back highlighting a 36 percent decline in apprehensions from 2008 to 2010 due to fewer people attempting to cross the border.

Once the dust settles from the pats - on - the - back, people begin to criticize you from every direction and I was not prepared for that.

I did my best to meet everyone from the general to private with a smile, a pat on the back and definite interest in his problems.»

It's also fun when you get a «pat on the back» sent to your email from Todoist for being productive.

We can all use a pat on the back... even if it's from a robot.

Not big - shot guys with corner offices who get a pat on the back for everything they omit from the public.

guys like Jacob here suck it up from their hate filled preachers who tell them to go out in the world, armed with half facts from hate based websites and they make themselves look like fools in the real world Monday trough Saturday, until the preacher gives em a little pat on the back and says good job.

3) Now pat yourself on the back, while hugging fourteen fuzzy kittens and slowly licking your self - righteous sweat as it slowly slides from your brow to your spacebar... YOU EARNED IT!

Take 10 minutes from patting yourself on the back and take a look at my blog / websites, and / or my comments on other threads here, and you'll be quickly disabused of the notion that I treat the Scriptures «as though they are written directly to 20th Century A.D. Americans» (For what it's worth, I'm not American, so why would I do such a thing).

Therefore, just because other humans noticed and pat them on the back does not mean they lost a reward from God.

It scrambles up and onward always by spiralling round whatever stands in its path — drainpipe, porch pillar, / lawn chair — but then, once anchored, corkscrews round itself, amassing braided cables of self - hugging self - satisfaction, the conquering hero's doublejointed pat on his own back, the unbridled ego trip impelled by the uppity sap from deepest root to farthest outflung tip, ecstatically, imperially quivering toward its vegetal entelechy.

You must have permanent disfigurement from patting yourself on the back with one hand while polishing your halo with the other.

I think that a pat on the back, one's name mentioned from the pulpit or some basic flattery is all many people need to make it through the year.

Give yourself a pat on the back and a Michelin star, you'll be rocking salmon fillets like a boss from now on.

Filled with good fats and a healthy dose of magnesium from cacao and buckwheat groats, we think it's the perfect way to pat yourself on the back for making it through this un-sweetened September.

Make a few of these recipes — from basics like roast chicken or soup to a huge tray of lasagna to freeze — on a lazy Sunday, then pat yourself on the back come Friday when you realize how many good meals you've eaten this week.

San Diego led St. Louis 6 - 1 last Thursday night and starter Eric Show had given the Padres six good innings, so when the first two Cardinal batters reached base in the top of the seventh, manager Dick Williams gave Show a pat on the back and summoned Craig Lefferts from the bullpen.

For years I've been divorced from the action everyone enjoys, living vicariously through a hastily filled out bracket with the only reward being a pat on the back knowing I was correct.

Arsenal personnel are too simple minded and i think this stems from the personality of the manager, i strongly doubt the players felt the emotion of s lost of two points, compared to that of the fans, we need personnels to be benched and shown that they have to work for their space, but guess what we do not have that luxury for some players and position, thats why our captain felt like a point was ok, thats why wilshere feel there is no need to track back, the whole sense of responsibility for ones action is not there and all the manager does is pat them on the back and say we will get them the next time.

Some Arsenal fans (and clearly our manager) have fallen into thinking that our best case scenario is forcing him to stay, patting themselves on the back for once putting football principles above what makes sense from a business point of view.

Some mothers routinely give their baby a couple pats on the back when switching from one breast to the other and after they finish nursing.

If any of you were willing to stop patting yourselves on the back long enough to work out the logic, then you'd realize that the only conclusion that can be drawn from this research is that the best method for raising a child is the one that produces the fewest tears (and thus causes the least damage), EVEN if that method be Ferber.

You may be patting yourself and your partner on the back for a job well done on having a baby who sleeps through the night; you may be thanking your lucky stars that you haven't had to deal with months of no sleep, or you may just be wondering what all of the fuss from other parents is all about.

You can use the information from the evaluations to improve your youth sports program by addressing any coach concerns, developing a coaching improvement plan or giving coaches with high scores a pat on the back for their hard work.

(Maybe take some tips and tricks from the show to stretch up and pat yourself on the back; look at all that culture!)

You're likely to pull her away from the breast and instinctively pat her on the back until the gagging and coughing subsides.

Early on I realized I was waking up a few times each night to sit him up, pat his back, and get a response from him.

The politicians took their turns at the podium, trading lame jokes, patting Bruce Ratner on the back, and invoking Hova's name to milk applause from the crowd.

Philip Hammond may pat himself on the back for committing # 400m to Wales, but this is a token gesture from a government totally out of touch with the needs of Wales and our communities.

«Both my parents came from little, so they made a choice to give a lot — buying turkeys for homeless shelters at Thanksgiving, delivering meals to patients in hospice care, donating any spare change in their pocket to those asking for it, and performing quiet acts of grace — be it a hug, a smile, or a pat on the back to show ones in need that they would be all right,» she wrote on her lifestyle website The Tig.