well and good

Idioms  

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

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Example Sentences

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

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

"It's all well and good criticising the pitch, criticising the ground staff. It is a sign there are so many moving parts to preparing wickets. They have left too much grass on it. There's a bit of me frustrated with the last two days, even though I've enjoyed the carnage of it."

From BBC

Business discipline is all well and good.

From The Wall Street Journal

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