tacka fan för det

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

tacka (thank) + fan (the Devil) + för (for) + det (that)

Interjection

tacka fan för det

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial, slightly vulgar) that is completely natural and obvious, "well duh", "no shit"
    – Jag kuggade uppkörningen för fjärde gången. – Tacka fan för det när du aldrig övningskör.
    – I flunked my driving test for the fourth time. – Well, duh. You never practice driving.
    Han hade fått motorstopp mitt ute i ingenstans och hade inte mobilen med sig. Jag erbjöd mig att hjälpa honom. Han tackade ja. Tacka fan för det.
    His car had broken down in the middle of nowhere, and he didn't have his cell phone with him. I offered to help him. He accepted. Well, duh.

Usage notes

Sometimes also in the form "Tacka fan för att ..."

References

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