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The Thanksgiving holiday in the United States is a time when people give thanks for the people and things they have in their lives. In honor of the upcoming American holiday of Thanksgiving I have some idioms and expressions for you that are all about giving thanks.

Emphatic expression of thanks:

I can’t thank you enough.
Example: I can’t thank you enough for all you have done for me!

Thanks a bunch.
Example: Thanks a bunch for helping out.

Thanks a million.
Example: Thanks a million for being here.

Emphatic expressions expressing relief from worry:

Thank heavens.
Example: Thank heavens you are safe, I was so worried about you.

Thank goodness.
Example: Thank goodness your plane landed before the big snowstorm.

Idioms with the word ‘thank’ in them:

thank your lucky stars  = you should be very thankful
Example: You should thank your lucky stars that I came along when I did, you could have frozen to death out there.

wham bam thank you ma’am – This is an expression that is said after something happens quickly, or is finished very fast. Note: At times it is used to refer to sex that happened very quickly.
Example: Wham bam thank you ma’am, the deliveryman was here and gone so quickly I hardly saw him.

thank God its Friday (TGIF) – an expression commonly used on Friday when leaving work or school, indicating joy that the weekend is about to begin
Example: Thank God it is Friday; I can’t take another customer complaint.

Informal ways of writing ‘thank you’:
thanks
thanx

Thank you for being a faithful reader of the blog. And Happy Thanksgiving everyone.