"well and good" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-well and good.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} well and good (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: all very well, dandy Translations (basically good): tutto bene (Italian), vel og bra (Norwegian Bokmål)

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