| 词汇 | have somebody to thank for (doing) something |
| 释义 | have somebody to thank for (doing) somethinghave somebody to thank for (doing) something RESPONSIBLEto say that you are grateful to someone who is responsible for something good happening. This expression is sometimes used humorously to mean that you are not grateful for what someone has done 因某事感谢某人〔有时为幽默用法，用作反语〕 I have Phil to thank for getting me my first job. 我得感谢菲尔帮我找到了第一份工作。 And who do I have to thank for that mess on my desk? 我的桌上那么乱，是谁干的好事？ Examples from the Corpus have somebody to thank for (doing) something• We have Sigmund Freud to thank for a rather curious state of affairs.• Perhaps we have Pat Buchanan to thank for at least some of this raising of consciousness.• I have Phil to thank for my first break on the Cutters.• I have you to thank for that.• In fact, I always have remembered - and I have Monty Lee to thank for that.• Do we have Lady Thatcher to thank for the improved state of the nation's teeth?• We have Alan Austin to thank for this character-building little outing - an experience you won't forget in a hurry! → have somebody to thank for (doing) something at thank(7) |
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