all well and good

idiom

—used to say that something may seem proper, good, or reasonable by itself but that there are other things that also have to be considered

It is all well and good that you have been enjoying yourself, but you have to start saving your money.

Examples of all well and good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And that's all well and good for Rhaenyra, who now has the equivalent of the U.S. nuclear stockpile at her disposal in her war for the Iron Throne. —

Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024 This is all well and good, but please, cut to the chase. —

Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 5 Mar. 2024 Gunning for towering SCOPs and reaching towards the Carnot limit is all well and good—but obsessing over this could become distracting, stresses Wheeler. —

Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 2 July 2024 Addressing them and finding a way to batten down the hatches is all well and good in theory; however, putting it into practice is a completely different game, especially for smaller or sole miners. —

Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for all well and good

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