all well and good

phrase

—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.

Examples of all well and good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s all well and good provided the IT department approves of this AI use. — Ryan Grant, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Large and luxurious tiny houses are all well and good, but the Fairfax 20' draws on the small living movement's modest roots with a compact, no-frills model that's currently up for sale for just US$33,700. — Adam Williams july 19, New Atlas, 19 July 2026

And while the production is all well and good, for the second night in a row, Knies showed off his size and strength around the net. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026

That’s all well and good, but the series still needs a sturdy narrative to hold it all together, rather than ping-ponging between random subjects offering trite, emotionally hollow morality lessons. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for all well and good

• misunderstood
• unlikelihood
• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood