English · Idiom Candidate

thanks for nothing

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

used to express annoyance or displeasure at someone's unhelpful action

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

để thể hiện sự khó chịu hoặc thất vọng với hành động vô ích của ai đó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: appreciation for no assistance

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

' Thanks for nothing, Ethel Hallow, ' she said, rubbing her arms and legs.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “thanks for nothing” mean?

used to express annoyance or displeasure at someone's unhelpful action Literally: appreciation for no assistance

Is “thanks for nothing” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.