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5 December 2025

Thanks a bunch

We use this expression ironically when we are not very happy about something.

Written: No

Spoken: Yes

Formal: No

Informal: Yes

Example 1

Sorry, Paul. There aren't any comfy chairs left so you'll have to sit on the floor.

Thanks a bunch.

Example 2

Have you seen my sandwich?

Ah! I found one on the table so I threw it away. I thought you had finished.

Thanks a bunch! That was my lunch.

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