Meanings
- idiomaticAll right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.
It’s all very well for you to laugh: you didn’t fall over.
2 more examples
That's all very well, but how're we supposed to move 900 pounds of equipment out there, at all?
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.
1955 October 1, Knight-Mare Hare, spoken by Bugs BunnySynonyms: all well and good, dandy
- idiomaticTrue, as far as it goes.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAll right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.
Cite this entry
all very well. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20very%20well
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