thanks to something

thanks to something
thanks to sb/sth idiom
(sometimes ironic) used to say that sth has happened because of sb/sth

It was all a great success— thanks to a lot of hard work.

Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you!

Main entry:thanksidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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