all to the good
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Even the “basic jitteriness” he identified in his own letter-writing is actually all to the good; they have the repleteness of his fiction, the springy, unexpected notice of the smallest particulars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Her delivery tends toward the soft and musical, and that she is wearing her own accent, which, to a Californian’s ear, plays charming variations on vowels, is all to the good.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
"There is no challenge at all to the good faith or the intent of Rwanda to comply with the commitments that they have given to the United Kingdom."
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023
That’s all to the good, to protect consumers.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023
Every rabbit would need to feel that he was close to the General; and if he felt himself one of a picked band as well, that would be all to the good.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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