don't mention it
Think nothing of
Don't mention it is a polite response to thanks, dismissing the need for gratitude: Thanks for the ride. —Don't mention it.
The phrase suggests the favor was too small to warrant acknowledgment.
It functions like "you're welcome" but with added modesty, implying the speaker would prefer the matter not be brought up at all.
- you're welcomePolite reply to gratitude
- no problemCasual acceptance or dismissal
- my pleasureGracious response to gratitude
- happy to helpWillingly offering assistance
- at your serviceReady to assist
anytime · think nothing of it · it was nothing · not at all · no big deal · no worries · de nada · grateful · thanks · courtesy · polite · brush off · dismiss · shrug · gracious · humble · favor · kindness
- polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
- humble responsesit was nothing, no big deal, happy to help, my pleasure, no worries
- polite responsesthank you, thanks, thanks a lot, much obliged, appreciated
- reciprocityreciprocity, likewise, mutual benefit, mutualism, two-way street
- affirmationsyes, yeah, yep, okay, sure
don't mention itbrag
Speak with excessive pride
self-promotion · fishing for compliments · boasting · bragging · grandstanding
don't, done, undone, mention, mentions, mentioned, mentioning, mentionable, unmentionable