can't complain

Things are fine. A casual response to questions like "How are you?" or "How've you been?" A: "Hey, Pat, how are you?" B: "Ah, can't complain!"

(I) can't complain. and (I have) nothing to complain about.

Inf. a response to a greeting inquiry asking how one is or how things are going for one. Sue: How are things going? Mary: I can't complain. Mary: Hi, Fred! How are you doing? Fred: Nothing to complain about.

can't complain

Used as a response meaning fairly good or well, to questions such as "How are you?" or "How is business?" For example, How've you been?-Can't complain. This term means that nothing serious is wrong. [Mid-1800s]

can't complain

Pretty good, in response to “How are things going?” This very modern-sounding phrase, which means one has nothing genuine to complain about (or at least will not admit it), comes from mid-nineteenth-century Britain. Eric Partridge cites an early example, R. S. Surtees’s Hawbuck Grange (1847), in which one character observes that time is passing lightly over another, who replies, “Middling—can’t complain.” Today it is a frequent response to inquiries about a business. See also fair to middling.

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释义	can't complain can't complain Things are fine. A casual response to questions like "How are you?" or "How've you been?" A: "Hey, Pat, how are you?" B: "Ah, can't complain!" See also: complain Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. (I) can't complain. and (I have) nothing to complain about. Inf. a response to a greeting inquiry asking how one is or how things are going for one. Sue: How are things going? Mary: I can't complain. Mary: Hi, Fred! How are you doing? Fred: Nothing to complain about. See also: and, complain, nothing McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. can't complain Used as a response meaning fairly good or well, to questions such as "How are you?" or "How is business?" For example, How've you been?-Can't complain. This term means that nothing serious is wrong. [Mid-1800s] See also: complain The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. can't complain Pretty good, in response to “How are things going?” This very modern-sounding phrase, which means one has nothing genuine to complain about (or at least will not admit it), comes from mid-nineteenth-century Britain. Eric Partridge cites an early example, R. S. Surtees’s Hawbuck Grange (1847), in which one character observes that time is passing lightly over another, who replies, “Middling—can’t complain.” Today it is a frequent response to inquiries about a business. See also fair to middling. See also: complain The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: can't complain. and nothing to complain about complain nothing to complain about How you been? How've you been? How about you? dawg old cobber I'm cool seen one, seen them all References in classic literature "I wish it was," said I; "but I can't complain; it's saved my life." And I looked at Santos, standing dignified and alert, my still smoking pistol in his hand. Dead Men Tell No Tales 'Can't complain and I'm thankful to God for protecting me still. Gab Valenciano recovering from motorcycle race accident Martin Farrow 'You can't complain if you don't use your vote' and 'Men died to give us the vote'. The Salford streets where hardly anybody votes Two thirds for us which we certainly can't complain about in this fleet.' EXTREME SAILING SERIES: OMAN AIR MAINTAINS LEAD But frankly, they can't complain after the dream path they had to winning the 1991 competition. Red Star may be all out of luck We can debate whether a "sensible cap" is 25, 20, or 30 patients per day, but we can't complain GPs push folk out of surgeries, then demand they handle dozens of cases. Give NHS more docs; VOICE OF THE Can't complain with a 'significant' amount of money either! ... and this is what fans think of name change "I have been back training for two months but the boys have been doing really well so I can't complain. It's good to be back; The wait has been worth it, says Gary Benitez said: "You can't complain about the work rate of our players. Benitez feels fans backing shows they understand Mind, haven't been there for 25 years so can't complain. Cardiff pub the Wharf will be demolished. It's been a landmark for generations "I didn't execute the race as well as I could have done but I can't complain with the silver medal." Blake leading by example; SPORT SHORTS ATHLETICS You can't complain about the missing button as you were made aware of that prior to purchase. Up in arms about coat First paying job, mouths to feed, you can't complain. Newsroom, 1969 I was in Barcelona, I saw 5000 kids holding up banners saying "nothing is impossible" and I just thought, 'I can't complain about life when there are so many kids who are into this music I'm making. Pain' of being James We can't argue, were better on the We can't complain, weren't enough David "When you lose one goal you're saying, 'Calm down, it's not the end of the earth', but unfortunately we conceded by giving a really poor second goal away." MANAGERS' VIEW; David Moyes and Roberto Martinez
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