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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Denmark is a welfare society with a large and prosperous middle class, and our literature tends to reflect that, which is fair enough, but there’s another side to our country, too, and a growing underclass that literature should be giving voice to.
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Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
If this team’s aim is no longer the NCAA tournament, then fair enough.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024
Barter is cast as the noble truth-seeker, which is fair enough.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
Biden makes the contrast between the statesmanship depicted in the painting and January 6, which is fair enough.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024
Which is fair enough, but all those revenues are dedicated to SS and Medicare.
—Stephen Miran, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
After a few minutes, the driver woke, too, looking unabashed, but then nothing bad had happened, so fair enough.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
So now, the original poster is filing a complaint with the superintendent—hey, fair enough.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 7 June 2023
If Americans want to make investment decisions using environmental, social and governance factors, that’s fair enough.
—The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 15 May 2023
Dennis Zhou, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
If this team’s aim is no longer the NCAA tournament, then fair enough.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Jan. 2024
Barter is cast as the noble truth-seeker, which is fair enough.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
Biden makes the contrast between the statesmanship depicted in the painting and January 6, which is fair enough.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Jan. 2024
Which is fair enough, but all those revenues are dedicated to SS and Medicare.
—Stephen Miran, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
After a few minutes, the driver woke, too, looking unabashed, but then nothing bad had happened, so fair enough.
—Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
So now, the original poster is filing a complaint with the superintendent—hey, fair enough.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 7 June 2023
If Americans want to make investment decisions using environmental, social and governance factors, that’s fair enough.
—The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 15 May 2023
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“Fair enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20enough. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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