a slap on the back

praise or approval We gave her a big slap on the back for helping to organize the concert.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alexius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Takako	tah-kah-ko	Japanese
Harrison	['hærisn]
Ireneusz	ee-re-NE-uwsh	Polish
Katinka	kah-TING-kah (German)	German, Dutch
Adolph	AD-ahlf, AY-dahlf	English