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.

Examples of thanks a bunch/lot/million in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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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“Thanks a bunch/lot/million.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thanks%20a%20bunch%2Flot%2Fmillion. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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