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can't complain

can't complain phrase: i have nothing to complain about; everything is okay with me.

Phrase

can't complain

  1. I have nothing to complain about; everything is okay with me
    • German: How are things? Dutchman: Can't complain, how are things with you?1940 May 14, The Muswellbrook Chronicle, Muswellbrook, NSW, page 5
  2. in some areas, a phatic response to greetings such as "how are you?"

Origin of can't complain

Short for I cannot complain.

Questions about can't complain

What does can't complain mean?
Can't complain means i have nothing to complain about; everything is okay with me.
What part of speech is can't complain?
Can't complain is a phrase.

Words near can't complain in the dictionary

  1. can't be bothered
  2. can't be fagged
  3. can't be fucked
  4. can't but
  5. can't carry a tune in a bucket
  6. can't complain
  7. can't do right for doing wrong
  8. can't even
  9. can't get enough
  10. can't help
  11. can't help but

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