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all very well

all very well adjective: all right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.

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.
    Synonyms:
    all well and good, dandy
  2. (idiomatic) True, as far as it goes.

Synonyms of all very well

  • all well and good
  • dandy

Questions about all very well

What does all very well mean?
All very well means all right to a certain extent, but problematic beyond that, or for other people.
What part of speech is all very well?
All very well is an adjective.

Words near all very well in the dictionary

  1. all together now
  2. all told
  3. all too
  4. all too well
  5. all up with
  6. all very well
  7. all wax and no wick
  8. all wet
  9. All Whites
  10. all whithers
  11. all wool and a yard wide

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