Adjective
well and good (not comparable)
(idiomatic) Basically good, but with some shortcoming or limitation.
Having 200,000 people on your mailing-list is all well and good, but how many of them actually read the mailings?
If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves. Joseph Stalin
It is all well and good to copy what one sees, but it is much better to draw only what remains in one's memory. This is a transformation in which imagination and memory collaborate. Edgar Degas
I never know what South Carolina thinks of a measure. I never consult her. I act to the best of my judgment, and according to my conscience. If she approves, well and good. If she does not, or wishes any one to take my place, I am ready to vacate. We are even. John C. Calhoun
It is all very well and good for Linda Lovelace, the star of the movie, to advocate sexual freedom; but the energy she brings to her role is less awesome than discouraging. If you have to work this hard at sexual freedom, maybe it isn't worth the effort. Roger Ebert
Traveling is all very well and good as long as you knew there is a place or person you can call home. Jodi Picoult
It is all well and good for children and acid freaks to still believe in Santa Claus - but it is still a profoundly morbid day for us working professionals. Hunter S. Thompson