thanks to

thanks to

On account of; due to; because of. Thanks to John and his team, we managed to get the project finished on time. The bill was passed thanks to a handful of senators willing to cross party lines to support it.
See also: thanks
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

thanks to someone or something

due to someone or something; because of someone or something. (This does not necessarily suggest gratitude.) Thanks to the storm, we have no electricity. Thanks to Mary, we have tickets to the game. She bought them early before they were sold out.
See also: thanks
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

thanks to

On account of, because of, as in Thanks to your help, we'll be done on time. This phrase alludes to gratitude being due to someone or something. It is also put negatively, no thanks to, meaning "without the benefit of help from," as in We finally found your house, no thanks to the confusing map you drew. This usage, first recorded in 1633, is about a hundred years older than the first term, recorded only in 1737.
See also: thanks
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

thanks to somebody/something

(sometimes ironic) because of somebody/something: We won the game thanks to a lot of hard work from everyone in the team. We lost the match, thanks to a few silly mistakes.
See also: somebody, something, thanks
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

thanks to

On account of; because of: "Thanks to a variety of domestic political changes, by the 1440s the Chinese had withdrawn from participation in the wider world" (Lincoln P. Paine).
See also: thanks
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • thanks to somebody/something
  • thanks
  • you shouldn't have
  • thanks be
  • thanks a million
  • any time
  • anytime
  • (some) time (a)round
  • (it is) (one's) pleasure
  • any more for any more
References in periodicals archive
People do not have to register to use the Thanks To U website.
New Heart-Warming Website Encourages Users to Express Themselves and Say "Thanks" to Someone Special
Thanks to Reverend Barry Jacques for a lovely Service and to J E Hackett & Sons for all care given.
acknowledgements
Thanks to staff of A&E and Ward 17, Wansbeck General Hospital for the care given.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special thanks to 'our rock' Pat Hart, everyone from JLR, especially the lads from Browns Lane Service Dept, Father Tom Farrell for a beautiful service and A.
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Thanks to the great gray owls that came down from Canada last winter to offer birdwatchers like me beauty in the snow.
Thank you notes
Starting off, Thanks to Associate Editor Peter Durkin, for a look at the remarkable fan craftsmanship of Patrick Scott (Navajo).
From the editor
Our thanks to John Herson and the International Tax Committee's vice chairs for their excellent work on this year's offering.
Season's greetings ... and perennial thanks
Acknowledgement of them and thanks to them is ongoing and featured on a convention program page in this Journal.
A tribute & salute to ADAA 2002-2003. (President's Page)
Thanks to the doctors at Tanfield View Surgery and the staff at Dixon and Hall Chemist.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Grateful thanks to all who made a donation in her name.
acknowledgements
Special thanks to Yardley Grange Nursing Home for all their care and kindness.
acknowledgements
Special thanks to sister Elizabeth for a lovely service, also Sean who spoke highly of the life and times of our dear Dad and Dave for doing the reading.
Acknowledgements
Special thanks to staff on Ward 4 and Ward 17 Wansbeck General Hospital for all their care during this sad time.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GARBUTT Peter Joan and family of the late Peter Garbutt wish to express sincere thanks to everyone for kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement, for cards and donations to Cancer Research and for attending the funeral.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to the congregation of Boothtown Methodist Church and special thanks to Rev.
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