so far, so good

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Matters are satisfactory up to this point, as in You've knitted the main portion of the sweater but not the sleeves? Well, so far, so good. This idiom was first recorded in James Kelly's Scottish Proverbs (1721), where it is defined: “So far, so good. So much is done to good purpose.”

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As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
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However, they were not seen to venture far into the surrounding deciduous forest.
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We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
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Suddenly, however, he became aware of a small black spot far ahead in the very middle of the unencumbered track.
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Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practice, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.
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And with some expressions of mutual good-will and interest, master and man separated.
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