Phrases.com »

Phrases related to: you can't say fairer than that

Yee yee! We've found 3,244 phrases and idioms matching you can't say fairer than that.

Sort:RelevancyA - Z
you can't say fairer than thatThat is good, reasonable, or fair; one cannot hope for a better decision or outcome.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can give someone knowledge, advice or an opportunity or try to make something easy for them, but you can’t force them to believe it, act on it, or benefit from itRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
"since i don't use 100% of my brain, i can't say i'm right in what i do or say."BrainRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you can run but one can't hideThere is nothing someone can do to evade something.You can run but you can't hide.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
if you can't take it, don't dish it outdon't say or do something you wouldn't want said or done to youRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drinkYou can show someone how to do something, but you can't make them do it.Rate it:

(2.33 / 3 votes)
"if you don't use 100% of your brain, how are you right in what you do or say?"BrainRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
can't put the words back into one's mouth fast enoughThis phrase is often said after someone said something they shouldn't have said as a way of conveying regret for having said it.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
forgetting the base, forgetting the root, forgetting number 'one, forgetting the alphabet 'a' 1'Generally this era, when children learn and grow up as adults, they think the parents know nothing they are the entire encyclopedia. Disdaining parents education and their university degrees with disrespectful manner.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
before you can say boo.It means that you need to do it before you can say anythingRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
before you can say knifeVery quickly; quicker than one expects.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
you can say that againThat is very true.Rate it:

(3.00 / 1 vote)
before you can say jack robinsonVery quickly. Quicker than you expect.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
Bite Off More Than You Can ChewTo take on something more than of its actual capacity, a person, who tries to accomplish too much, or is greedy by nature, or overconfident or too much motivated, taking more responsibility or task that a person can manageRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarIt's easier to persuade others with polite requests and a positive attitude than with rude demands and negativity.Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
more than you can shake a stick atAlternative form of more than one can shake a stick at.Rate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
you can't make this stuff upThe reality is so bizarre, ironic, or comically coincidental as to be unbelievable.Rate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
you can't squeeze blood out of a turnipyou can't force a situation when there is no possibility of successRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
puddin' tame. ask me again and i'll tell you the same.An impertinent response to being asked "what is your name?"; a response indicating that the speaker does not want to reveal their real name.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you ain't seen nothin' yetsomething is even betterRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
what can i sayIndicating that nothing that could be said would add to or improve the situation.Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
"how can i say i'm right if i don't use 100% of my brain?"BrainRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
can we sayUsed sarcastically to draw attention to a motive or agenda.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
let's not and say we didIndicates that the speaker does not agree with a proposed action and does not wish to participate; often said as a joke--sometimes as an expression that the speaker doesn't want to do the proposed action or to indicate that they are happy doing what they are doing and don't want to change that by doing the proposed actionRate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
a story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fableable.A story written is shorter than a novel and longer than a fable.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word aloneIt is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice.Rate it:

(2.80 / 5 votes)
better the devil you know than the devil you don'tAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
better the devil you know than the devil you don't knowSomething bad and familiar is better than something bad and unknown.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
better the devil you know than the one you don'tAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
better the devil you know than the one you don't knowAlternative form of better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
i loved you, than i still love you todayThat you haven't stopped loving someoneRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you're damned if you do and you're damned if you don'tAlternative form of damned if you do, damned if you don'tRate it:

(4.00 / 3 votes)
don't drive faster than your guardian angel can flyDriving (a vehicle) very fast is a dangerous act.Rate it:

(4.00 / 1 vote)
bite off more than one can chewTo try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
more than flesh can standMore than human nature can endure.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
the ivy can grow no higher than its hostA remark made by the French philosopher Descartes about critics: No matter how clever a critic may be, he can never surpass the writer on whom he is dependent.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you can't win if you don't playUnless or until you don't play , you cannot win .Rate it:

(5.00 / 2 votes)
you can't always get what you wantIt is not always possible to get what is wanted.Rate it:

(3.75 / 4 votes)
you can't take it with youIt is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause whichRate it:

(3.00 / 2 votes)
can you hear me looking at youSelf explanatoryRate it:

(1.00 / 1 vote)
do you think you can walkAsked to find out whether an ill or wounded person is able to walk or needs to sit down or lie down.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
tough times never last because if you believe you can be tougherTough times don’t last if you believeRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
you know what you can do with ita sarcastic way of expressing disgust to someone; akin to telling someone where to goRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
have eyes bigger than one's bellyTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedyRate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
from can see to can't seeFrom the time when it is barely light enough to see until there is no light remaining whatsoever: from sunup to sundown, from dawn to duskRate it:

(2.67 / 3 votes)
can't see the forest for the treesTo miss the major things while only seeing the minor details; to overlook the entire situation due to focusing on small aspectsRate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)
beggars can't be choosers(proverb) When resources are limited, one must accept even substandard things.Rate it:

(0.00 / 0 votes)
pickin' and grinnin'a country way of saying "playing music"Rate it:

(5.00 / 1 vote)

We need you!

Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!

Alternative searches for you can't say fairer than that:

Quiz

Are you a phrases master?

»
What's good for the goose is good for the _____.
A duck
B gaggle
C gander
D gravy

Browse Phrases.com

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ