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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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
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Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
Those are all well and good accolades, but how is King actually competing with industry big dogs in such a short amount of time, in such a novel style, all by himself?
—Andy Wacker, Outside, 14 Dec. 2025
But while that’s all well and good for us humans, would somebody please think of the robots?
—New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2025
Challenging viewers to reflect on the perpetual war-like state of our world is all well and good.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for all well and good
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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 21 Dec. 2025.
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