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**** おかげさまで：O-KAGE-SAMA-DE ****

This is used when someone tell you " congratulations!" for your some happy matters.

It is translated as "By XXX's help" meaning the happy matter is not caused by myself but by others (the listener, other people or BUDDAH).　Is it called Humility in English？

Example: You have won the top place of the sales and the prize was given. Then your colleague say to you "congratulations!". Even though the sales was made by yourself, you (perhaps Japanese) will say "O-KAGE-SAMA-DE" suggesting the sales was not made by only yourself but by the co-working of the colleagues and perhaps by good luck or something.