can't complain

phrase

I have nothing to complain about; everything is okay with me

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Meanings

phrase
  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

Short for I cannot complain.

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Translations

Portuguese não tenho do que reclamar
  • não tenho do que reclamarTranslations
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APA

can't complain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20complain

MLA

“can't complain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20complain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “can't complain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can't%20complain.

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