fair enough
idiom
informal
—used to say that something is reasonable or fair
"I'll wash the dishes today, and you can wash them tomorrow." "Fair enough."
"He needs more time." "Fair enough, but we can't wait too much longer."
Examples of fair enough in a Sentence
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If the club is skint due to the investment in the stadium and training ground, fair enough, say that.
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s fair enough, even if some of his younger Comedy Central fans will think that their hero has gone all mushy: Who trots out their dog out every night on Broadway?
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Okay, fair enough, this is somewhat more niche.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
This is a fair enough decision for a film with a relatively modest 98-minute run time.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
That was fair enough—not overly fawning, and largely true.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 18 July 2025
Real Simple notes that anyone buying alcohol, tobacco, prepaid gift cards, and certain hazardous items will still need to use the regular checkout lane, which seems fair enough.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
But the people who just come to consume it, fair enough, consume it.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2025
The first is the shield (which, fair enough, also serves as a buzzsaw) — a tool that the bulk of the combat is predicated on.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
That’s fair enough, even if some of his younger Comedy Central fans will think that their hero has gone all mushy: Who trots out their dog out every night on Broadway?
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Okay, fair enough, this is somewhat more niche.
—Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 14 Aug. 2025
This is a fair enough decision for a film with a relatively modest 98-minute run time.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
That was fair enough—not overly fawning, and largely true.
—Tom Nagorski, Time, 18 July 2025
Real Simple notes that anyone buying alcohol, tobacco, prepaid gift cards, and certain hazardous items will still need to use the regular checkout lane, which seems fair enough.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
But the people who just come to consume it, fair enough, consume it.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 22 May 2025
The first is the shield (which, fair enough, also serves as a buzzsaw) — a tool that the bulk of the combat is predicated on.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2025
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“Fair enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20enough. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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