no thanks to something Definition

thank
verb thanked, thanking

1. To express gratitude to someone.

Example: thanked him for his help
2. To hold responsible for something.

Example: has only himself to thank for the mess

noun

1. Gratitude or an expression of gratitude.

Example: to express my thanks
Thesaurus: gratitude, appreciation, gratefulness, acknowledgment, credit, recognition, grace, thanksgiving.
2. Thank you.

Example: Thanks for the present

Idiom: no thanks to someone or something

In spite of them; no gratitude being due to them.

Idiom: thank God (thank goodness, thank heavens etc)

An expression of relief.

Idiom: thanks to ...

As a result of ...; because of ....
Example: Thanks to Amy, we missed the train
Thesaurus: because of, due to, through, on account of, as a result of, owing to.

Idiom: thank you

A polite expression acknowledging a gift, help or offer.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon thancian.