thanks

1 general:: thanks verbs express your thanks (= say that you are grateful ) • I would like to express my thanks to you for all your support. offer/extend your thanks to somebody (= thank someone publicly ) • We would also like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the medical staff at Broadgreen Hospital. give thanks (= thank God ) • Let us give thanks for the beauty of the world. thanks go to somebody • Above all, our thanks go to Barbara Lambourne. adjectives grateful thanks • Our grateful thanks go to everyone who took part in the event. sincere/heartfelt thanks • Please accept my most sincere thanks for all your help. special thanks • Special thanks are due to John Bryden for his advice.

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2 general:: Phrase(s): Thanks (a lot). [and] Thank you a lot. 1. Inf. Thank you, I am grateful. • Bill: Here, take mine. Bob: Thanks a lot. • Mary: Well, here’s your pizza. Bill: Thanks. 2. That is not worth much.; That is nothing to be grateful for. (Sarcasm is indicated by the tone of voice used with this expression.) • John: I’m afraid that you’re going to have to work the night shift. Bob: Thanks a lot. • Fred: Here’s your share of the money. We had to take out nearly half to make up for the damage you did to the car. Bill: Thanks a lot.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

3 general::   noun ADJ. big, special A big thanks to all of you who supported our fund-raising campaign. | heartfelt, sincere, warm | grateful VERB + THANKS express, give, say We would like to express our warmest thanks for all you've done. I said thanks and put the phone down. | nod, smile She smiled her thanks as the car drove off. | get, receive You'll get little thanks from him for all your trouble. | accept | deserve Their generosity deserves our grateful thanks. THANKS + VERB go to sb Thanks go to Claire Potter for making the hall available to us. PREP. as/in ~ for He got a bottle of whisky in thanks for his cooperation. | ~ to He gave thanks to God for the safe return of his son. PHRASES a letter/vote/word of thanks The chairperson proposed a vote of thanks to the volunteers. | many thanks Many thanks for the flowers. | thanks be to God We were all pulled out alive, thanks be to God.

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