| 单词 | to thank one for nothing |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto thank one for nothing f. to thank one for nothing: esp. in (I) thank you for nothing, an ironical expression indicating that the speaker thinks he has got or been offered nothing worth thanks. ΚΠ 1703 Moxon's Mech. Exercises (new ed.) 60 But perhaps these Pretenders mean the Iron or Steel shall be as soft as Lead, when the Iron or Steel is red-hot; if so, we may thank them for nothing. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 391. ¶3 Jupiter thanked him for nothing. 1754 S. Foote Knights i. 13 Part with Favourite! No, I thank you for nothing. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiv. 200 It's you who want to introduce beggars into my family? Thank you for nothing, Captain. 1908 A. Bennett Old Wives' Tale iv. v. 559 ‘Thank you for nothing!’ said Dick. ‘I don't want it.’ 1940 W. S. Churchill Second World War (1949) I. ii. xxxiv. 548 Sweden will say ‘Thank you for nothing’ about any offers on our part to defend the Gällivare ironfield. 1975 ‘R. Player’ Let's talk of Graves v. 202 I'm not respectable. The Judge has just told everybody that—thank ye' for nothing, my Lord. < as lemmas |
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