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   Hi, Dan Cross! ->Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 31.01.2020 17:26   
      
      
    AK>> Another strange expression in English. In Russia we see it   
    AK>> like "It is the best such people like you can do! (and very   
    AK>> possibly there are a lot of people who can do better)."   
      
    DC> That's an unfortunate interpretation. I think most people would say   
    DC> to mean something like, "I see and am pleased that something good   
    DC> has happened to you" or perhaps "I am happy that something good has   
    DC> happened to you."   
      
    AK>> But in reality you probably mean "You are a smart guy!"?   
      
    DC> I don't think it's usually a statement of intelligence; it's rather   
    DC> more general than that. It's often used as an expression where you   
    DC> might say, "that is good" or "that is great".   
      
   That is something inanimate. May be "well done!" is more close to "good for   
   you"?   
      
   Bye, Dan!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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