Subj : Re: Good for you!
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Dan Cross
Date : Sat Feb 01 2020 03:26:49

On 31 Jan 2020 at 09:31a, Alexander Koryagin pondered and said...
 
 AK> Another strange expression in English. In Russia we see it like "It is
 AK> the best such people like you can do! (and very possibly there are a lot
 AK> of people who can do better)."

That's an unfortunate interpretation.  I think most people
would say to mean something like, "I see and am pleased that
something good has happened to you" or perhaps "I am happy
that something good has happened to you."

 AK> But in reality you probably mean "You are a smart guy!"?

I don't think it's usually a statement of intelligence; it's
rather more general than that.  It's often used as an
expression where you might say, "that is good" or "that is great".

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