mention (redirected from Mention in despatches)

don't mention it

it was no trouble. “Thanks for lending me your bicycle.” “Don't mention it!”

Usage notes: used as a polite answer after someone has thanked you for something

See also: don't

mention (someone/something) in passing

to refer to someone or something briefly while talking about something else. During the interview, she mentioned in passing that her father had also been involved in publishing.

not to mention someone/something

and also someone or something else. Gaining weight didn't help her health, not to mention the high blood pressure that ran in her family. They don't have any of the players from that championship team anymore, not to mention manager Casey Stengel.

Usage notes: used to add emphasis to what you are saying

to say nothing of something

let alone do something