ta muchly
- idiom
- /tɑː ˈmʌtʃli/
- UK
:
muchas gracias
- You really helped me out, so ta muchly!
Examples
-
I just wanted to say ta muchly for the lovely gift.
-
She handed me the report with a smile, and I said, 'ta muchly!'
-
Ta muchly for picking me up from the station last night.
-
I forgot my umbrella, but someone lent me one—ta muchly to them!
-
Ta muchly for picking me up from the station last night.
-
I forgot my umbrella, but someone lent me one—ta muchly to them!
-
I just wanted to say ta muchly for the lovely gift.
Synonyms
7
9.9
To say thank you in a short informal way in Britain
4
7.7
An informal way of saying thank you very much
1
9.9
A short informal form of thank you used in casual speech or messages
An informal British way to say thank you very much
How Thankful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The expression directly combines 'ta' (an informal 'thank you') with 'muchly' (an intensifier meaning 'a lot'), so the intended meaning 'thanks a lot' is immediately inferable from the parts. Although colloquial and dialectal, the components transparently convey gratitude intensity, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.
Etymology
Ta muchly comes from short, friendly British speech: ta is a quick way to say 'thank you', and muchly is a playful way to mean 'a lot'. So the phrase became a light, joking way to give 'thank you' or show friendly gratitude.