thanks to

Idioms and Phrases

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.