only fair

idiom

: the right thing
It's only fair to tell him the truth.

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The only fair next step is a do-over. Stacy Torres, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2025 Annie Laurie Gaylor, the organization's co-president, said the move seemed only fair. Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025 Adults below the poverty line are roughly twice as likely to report only fair or poor health compared with the entire U.S. population, according to the CDC. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 2 July 2025 In their report Common Sense Media found that 54 percent of parents and 67 percent of kids and teens surveyed believed the mental health of children in their communities was only fair or poor. Aviva Dove-Viebahn, Scientific American, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for only fair

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“Only fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20fair. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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