When you tell a person that something is ‘as good as it gets’, what you mean is that his present situation is the best that he can hope for. His situation is not going to improve in any way, and therefore he shouldn’t hope that things will change for the better in future. If he continues to keep his fingers crossed, he is going to be very disappointed.
*There is no point in shouting and getting upset. This is as good as it gets.
The expression can also be used to mean ‘the best’.
*Some people say that when it comes to vacation, Goa is as good as it gets.
2 comments:
ur determined to keep on reminding me of goa is it?
hehehe..well i copy-pasted d example as given in The Hindu..its you who is takin it d other way round! wake up sherilamma!
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