all well and good
idiom
—used to say that something may seem proper, good, or reasonable by itself but that there are other things that also have to be considered
It is all well and good that you have been enjoying yourself, but you have to start saving your money.
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The background explanation is all well and good but irrelevant because the Sony hack isn’t your ordinary circumstances.
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Putting the necessary qualifiers on preseason performances is all well and good.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
That’s all well and good, but my questions go a bit further.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Winning the championship is all well and good, but getting Aubrey Plaza to go full fangirl mode might be the Liberty’s greatest accomplishment of all.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Putting the necessary qualifiers on preseason performances is all well and good.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
That’s all well and good, but my questions go a bit further.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
Winning the championship is all well and good, but getting Aubrey Plaza to go full fangirl mode might be the Liberty’s greatest accomplishment of all.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
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“All well and good.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20well%20and%20good. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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