(I have) nothing to complain about.

(I have) nothing to complain about.
(I) can't complain. & (I have) nothing to complain about.
Inf. a response to a greeting inquiry asking how one is or how things are going for one. •

Sue: How are things going? Mary: I can't complain.

Mary: Hi, Fred! How are you doing? Fred: Nothing to complain about.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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