Show of approval from group of animals eating that bone frantically (3,2,3,4)
I believe the answer is:
pat on the back
'show of approval' is the definition.
'pat on the back' can be an answer for 'show' (I have seen 'Show of praise' mean 'pat on the back' so perhaps 'show' could also mean 'pat on the back'). I'm unsure of the 'of approval' bit.
'group of animals eating that bone frantically' is the wordplay.
'group of animals' becomes 'pack' (eg a pack of wolves).
'eating' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'frantically' indicates anagramming the letters.
'that'+'bone'='thatbone'
'thatbone' with letters rearranged gives 'tontheba'.
'pack' placed around 'tontheba' is 'PAT ON THE BACK'.
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pat on the back that I've seen before include "received when choking?" , "Plaudit" , "Congratulations" , "Slight encouragement" , "Quiet congratulation" .)