thanks a bunch/lot/million

idiom

informal

: thank you very much

Wow, this is great! Thanks a million!

—often used in an ironic way to say that one is not pleased that someone has done or said something

"I'm boring? Thanks a lot!"

Thanks a million for leaving the door open. There are flies everywhere now.

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Andy Mills, Quartz, 27 June 2024 Well, thanks a lot Jim. 📬 Sign up for the Daily Brief Our free, fast, and fun briefing on the global economy, delivered every weekday morning. —

Andy Mills, Quartz, 20 June 2024 Well, thanks a lot, Alvin Bragg, for freeing up your calendar. —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023 Okay, thanks a lot. ♦ Taylor Wilson: The white homeowner charged in the shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl pleaded not guilty yesterday during his first court appearance. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023 And thanks a lot for coming on to the show as well. —

Abc News, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2023 Oh, and Emily, thanks a lot for those recommendations. —

John Horgan, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2020

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