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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /juː ˈkɑːnt seɪ ˈfɛəɹə ðn̩ ˌðæt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹə ðən ˌðæt/

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• Hyphenation: you can't say fair‧er than that

you can't say fairer than that

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

• This phrase is occasionally used with the pronouns I, we, or one rather than you, depending on who is seen to be evaluating the decision.

• “you can't say fairer than that”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “can't say fairer than that” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman; “you can't say fairer than that” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “(I) can't say fairer than that” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.