fair enough
phraseUK /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/ · US /fɛɚ‿ɪˈnʌf/
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Idiomatic An expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.
- You can play the exercises pretty well on piano, fair enough, but can you play the movement expressively?
- Puel was let go in June despite leading Southampton to their first major final for 14 years and an eighth-place finish in the Premier League. But apparently his style was too boring and some players and many fans disliked his method, so he had to go – fair enough but look at them now.2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 10 Nov 2017:
1 more example
- If I say "Donald" and you say "Fair enough, but there's someone called Donaldo"...2021 August 9, 3:26 from the start, in No More Jockeys, season 4, episode 15, spoken by Tim Key:
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Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
- Related terms
- all well and good, good enough