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can't complain

Idioms  

  1. 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]

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“They can’t deny you if you just win. You can’t complain if you just win.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2024

"I can't complain, I'm hanging in there and on the right side of the dirt," she says.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

The club's talismanic striker Erling Haaland told supporters he "can't complain" after a season which brought a second succesive Premier League Golden Boot, having scored 27 in the league and 38 in all competitions.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

You can't complain and go, "It's so dreadful that someone stopped me to say hello or to take a selfie."

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2024

“I’ll give Slughorn back the new one, he can’t complain, it cost nine Galleons.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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