Thanking
Definition of Thank
According to
merriamwebster thank (v) is express gratitude or to tell
someone that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given.
These are some expressions
to thank;
· Thank
you.
· I’d
like to thank you for . . .
· Thanks
a lot
· Thank
you for . . .
· Thanks.
And these are responses
to thank;
· Don’t
mention it.
· Not
at all
· Any
time
· My
pleasure
· You
are welcome
Examples of thanking in
the sentence.
“There is no need to thank me.
I enjoyed doing it.”
“Thank you
for making me feel better.”
“No, thank you.
I’ve enough.”
“My child speaks highly of
you. Thank you very much.”
“I’d like to thank you
for supporting me”
Some phrases to thank.
· to
thank for
have/has + someone or
something + to thank for + something
Used to say that someone
or something is responsible for something.
Examples;
“I have her to
thank for my life.
“I have my
parents to thank for my success.
“The
television show has young audiences to thank for its
success.”
· thanks/gratitude
to
owes a debt of
gratitude/thanks to . . .
To have good reason to be
very grateful to (someone).
Examples;
“I owe
a debt of gratitude to my teachers.”
“I owe
a debt of gratitude to all my family.”
“We
all owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs. Han, who kindly donated
the money for the project.”
· Thank
God/goodness/heaven(s)/the Lord
Used to express happiness
or relief that something did or did not happen.
Examples;
“Thank God nobody was hurt in the accident.”
“The kidnappers didn’t harm him, thank God.”
“Thank God the coronavirus is ended. We are safe now.”
· Thank
one’s lucky stars
To be very grateful.
Examples;
“You
should thank your lucky stars that you have a
friend like her.”
“Thank
your lucky stars the boy wasn’t hurt.”
“Just
thank your lucky stars you weren’t in the house at the time.”
· Thanks
a bunch/lot/million
Often used in an ironic
way to say that one is not pleased that someone has done or said something.
Examples;
“Thanks a bunch for the drink.”
“Thanks a lot for your
present.”
"Thanks a million
for your help.”
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