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pat each other on the back

I bet the UBER bros will be patting themselves in the back after they finish what they should have done a year ago. Praise given to a person for an achievement or a job well done. Treating his daughter to ice cream was Joe's way of giving her a pat on the back after she won first place in the science fair. The only reason she stays late at work is to receive a pat on the back from her boss.

Watch over

I'll be watching over you no matter how far we're apart. watch over someone or something to keep guard over someone or something; to care for someone or something. Could you please watch over my little girl while I go to the store? I will watch over your house while you are away. watch over somebody/something to protect and feel responsible for the care of someone or something She had to watch over her four young children. He watched over his vegetable garden, trying to think up ways to keep the deer away from it.

make a point

to   state   an   item   of   importance.   You   made  a  point   that  we  all   should   remember.   He  spoke   for  an  hour   without   making  a  point.

cut and dried

(of a situation) completely settled or decided. "the championship is not as cut and dried as everyone thinks" synonyms: explicit ,  unambiguous ,  clear-cut "the answers to such questions are not always cut and dried"

off the chart

1.   much   more   than  is  usual   Basketball's  TV  income  is  already   off   the   charts. 2.   much   better   than   usual   Groncki's   newest   restaurant  is  totally   off   the   charts. 3. Too expensive