Please teach me the meaning.?

Question

What does "The things could only get better." means?

I learned "The things could be better." means "the things are not good." What does the first sentence mean?

Thank you

Answer 1

Your question... "what  means , 'Things  could only get better,' simply reflects the  misuse of the phrase, "Things  could be better."

It's like the common misuse of the phrase, "I could care less."   If one could care less why not say so?   The proper phraseology would be, "I couldn't care less."

Answer 2

That things have been so bad lately, that they just can't get any worse.  They will only get better.