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Can't complain

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18 May 2026

Can't complain

We use this expression to reply to a question asking how something is, to say there are no big problems.

Written: Yes

Spoken: Yes

Formal: No

Informal: Yes

Example 1

How are you these days? I haven't seen you for ages.

Can't complain. Still walking five miles a day and going to the gym.

Example 2

How's the course going?

Can't complain. I keep doing the homework..

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