well and good

Idioms

Acceptable, all right, as in If you can get a better discount elsewhere, well and good. This redundant phrase was first recorded in 1699.

Example Sentences

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These developments are all well and good, but ultimately the Fed has to see the proof in the form of a steadily declining inflation rate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

This is all well and good in theory, but it's only sustainable in practice if everyone sticks to the principles when problems arise, as they inevitably do through an F1 season.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

While it’s all well and good to laud Mamdani’s extraordinary political talents and inspiring leadership for social justice, at the same time we should recognize that he has entered into an embrace with a rattlesnake.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2025

That is all well and good, and is obviously sound advice.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2024

All well and good, but for our purposes these otherwise-valuable insights are mere subplots almost designed to carry us down side trails while blithely humming a tune about the rough equivalence of forests and trees.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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