thanks for nothing

English

Pronunciation

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Interjection

thanks for nothing

1. (idiomatic, ironic) Expression of displeasure towards a person who has not provided what was wanted.

   I brought another pencil for you, but I accidentally broke it. - Thanks for nothing; now I'll have to find yet another one.

Related terms

• thank you

Translations

unhappy for actual unhelpfulness

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 多謝嗮喎／多谢嗮㖞 (do¹ ze⁶ saai³ wo³), 多得你唔少

• Finnish: kiitos tyhjästä
• German: danke für nichts
• Icelandic: takk fyrir ekkert
• Macedonian: фа́ла за ни́што (fála za níšto)
• Norwegian: takk for ingenting
• Polish: bez łaski (pl), łaski bez (pl)
• Portuguese: obrigado por nada m, obrigada por nada f
• Spanish: gracias por nada
• Swedish: tack för inget