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
Ronnie	RAH-nee	English
Stanimir	-	Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Medieval Slavic
Timoteus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Morgan (1)	MAWR-gən (English)	Welsh, English, French
Arij	-	Arabic
Valero	bah-LE-ro	Spanish