pat oneself on the back

• 自我满足

pat oneself on the back的用法和样例：

例句

1. Will that really help, beyond satisfying our egos that we can help stick the knife into the backs of Umno.
   这样做除了能够在巫统背后刺一刀自我满足以外，真的有帮助吗？
2. Similarly, throughout life, each stage depends on the satisfactory completion of the one before.
   相似的是人生每个阶段的发展都依靠于前一阶段的自我满足的完成。