fair enough
UK/fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/US/fɛɚ‿ɪˈnʌf/
fair enough phrase: an expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.
Phrase
fair enough
- 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
- Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
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Questions about fair enough
- What does fair enough mean?
- Fair enough means an expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.
- What part of speech is fair enough?
- Fair enough is a phrase.
- How do you pronounce fair enough?
- Fair enough is pronounced /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/ (UK).
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