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

This is all well and good in fantasy sitcom land, but no matter how feel-good the show is, Abbott always keeps one foot firmly in reality, and in the real world, a public school isn’t getting away with this so easily. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025

Tiny Solar Homes View 8 Images Huge tiny houses are all well and good, but for those who actually want to travel regularly, something smaller is a lot more practical. —Adam Williams, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2025

That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us? —Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025

That’s all well and good, but this latest game was as good a sign as any that those worries might not age well. —Sam Amick, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for all well and good

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