I'M GLAD YOU ASKED!!!!
tl;Dr: it's a phatic expression, so you shouldn't translate it literally!

I have an entire essay about this construction in particular right here!

https://katrina-l-translation.online/2023/04/18/translating-phatic-expressions/

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