Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you can't say fairer than that

/ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹəɹ ðən ˌðæt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: you can't say fair-er than that
IPA: /ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹəɹ ðən ˌðæt/

41

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

That is fair, good, or reasonable; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.

British usage; Informal

Etymology

An informal way of expressing that one cannot say that anything is better or more fair than the matter being evaluated.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹəɹ ðən ˌðæt/
British English: /juː ˈkɑːnt seɪ ˈfɛəɹə ðn̩ ˌðæt/

Usage

British usage
Informal

Questions

How do you pronounce you can't say fairer than that?: The recorded pronunciation is /ju ˈkænt seɪ ˈfɛəɹəɹ ðən ˌðæt/.
What does you can't say fairer than that mean?: That is fair, good, or reasonable; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.
Where does you can't say fairer than that come from?: An informal way of expressing that one cannot say that anything is better or more fair than the matter being evaluated.

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