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you can't say fairer than that

Syllables: you can't say fair·er than thatUK/juː ˈkɑːnt seɪ ˈfɛəɹə ðn̩ ˌðæt/US/ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹəɹ ðən ˌðæt/

you can't say fairer than that phrase: that is fair, good, or reasonable; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.

Phrase

you can't say fairer than that

  1. (UK, idiomatic, informal) That is fair, good, or reasonable; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.

Origin of you can't say fairer than that

An informal way of expressing that one cannot say that anything is better or more fair than the matter being evaluated.

Questions about you can't say fairer than that

What does you can't say fairer than that mean?
You can't say fairer than that means that is fair, good, or reasonable; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.
What part of speech is you can't say fairer than that?
You can't say fairer than that is a phrase.
How do you pronounce you can't say fairer than that?
You can't say fairer than that is pronounced /juː ˈkɑːnt seɪ ˈfɛəɹə ðn̩ ˌðæt/ (UK).

Words near you can't say fairer than that in the dictionary

  1. you can't put an old head on young shoulders
  2. you can't put the shit back in the horse
  3. you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube
  4. you can't put the toothpaste back into the tube
  5. you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
  6. you can't say fairer than that
  7. you can't step in the same river twice
  8. you can't take it with you
  9. you can't talk
  10. you can't teach an old dog new tricks
  11. you can't tell a book by its cover

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