you can't say fairer than that

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you can't say fairer than that

1. (Britain, idiomatic) That is good, reasonable, or fair; 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 the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• “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.