all very well

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

all very well

  1. (idiomatic) All right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.
    That's all very well, but how're we supposed to move 900 pounds of equipment out there, at all?
    It’s all very well for you to laugh: you didn’t fall over.
    • 1955 October 1, Knight-Mare Hare, spoken by Bugs Bunny:
      Puttin' that eight ball in the side pocket is all very well, but it still don't explain what I'm doin' in this booby hatchery, or how I'm gettin' out.
  2. (idiomatic) True, as far as it goes. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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