well and good

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

well and good (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.

   Having 200,000 people on your mailing-list is all well and good, but how many of them actually read the mailings?

Usage notes

• Frequently preceded by all, as in the example.

Synonyms

• all very well, dandy

Translations

basically good

• Italian: tutto bene
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: vel og bra (no)

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