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.

Examples of all well and good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s all well and good, but how does that erase what happened back in ’78? —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2025

Creatures from beyond the stars Alien planets are all well and good, but what about the alien… aliens? —Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 July 2025

Broadway wins are all well and good, but tour productions often leave their pricey tech achievements at home. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 5 June 2025

Which is all well and good if there truly is belief that the 7-footer taken out of Indiana a year ago at No. 15 is the face of the Heat’s future in the middle. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025

Rhymes for all well and good

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