(I) shouldn't grumble

(I) shouldn't grumble
(I) mustn’t/shouldn’t/grumble spoken phrase
used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right

‘How did you sleep?’‘Oh, not too bad. Mustn’t grumble.’

Thesaurus: satisfactory and good enoughsynonym
Main entry: grumble

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • (I) mustn't grumble — (I) mustn’t/shouldn’t/grumble spoken phrase used as a reply to someone who asks you whether you are well, for saying that you feel all right ‘How did you sleep?’‘Oh, not too bad. Mustn’t grumble.’ Thesaurus: satisfactory and good enoughsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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