well and good
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well and good
adjective
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Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.
Having 200,000 people on your mailing-list is all well and good, but how many of them actually read the mailings?
Similar: all very well, dandy
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adj basically good
| Deutsch | gut und schön, schön und gut |
|---|---|
| Italiano | tutto bene |
Talk about this word "well and good." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/well%20and%20good. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. well and good. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/well%20and%20good "well and good." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/well%20and%20good.Cite this
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