despite sb/sth; with no help from sb/sth :
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help) .
despite sb/sth; with no help from sb/sth :
We managed to get it finished in the end—no thanks to him (= he didn't help) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005