Well and good meaning in English
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Definition
that's all well and good, but...: ok, but here is a more important point...
This expression is used in a sarcastic or ironic sense:
That's all well and good, but I still don't know what time it is.
Examples
- "Donna : Perfumes are well and good Bruno Delavigne, but I'm very happy with my current situation."
- "If that means buying licenses for the Miracle software, then I want you to buy them. The features of the programs you described are all well and good, but Icarus tells me that the Miracle database provides all of these functions and more, plus a lifetime warranty for the software and 24 hour-a-day technical support."
Exercise 1
In the second paragraph of Bob's note, we read "all this is beside the point". Which of the following idioms conveys a meaning similar to this expression?
In the second paragraph of Bob's note, we read "all this is beside the point". Which of the following idioms conveys a meaning similar to this expression?
This idiom doesn't express the same meaning as "beside the point". "This won't hurt a bit" is an expression often used by nurses before giving someone a shot or injection.
This idiom doesn't express the same meaning as "beside the point". "I've searched far and wide" expresses that the speaker has looked all over for something (information, treasure, a person, etc).
This is the best choice here. The expression "this is neither here nor there", has a similar connotation to the phrase "beside the point". Both expressions indicate that something is "off topic" or "unrelated" to the established subject. For example: The fact that my wife, Cécilia, has left me, is neither here nor there, I will still become president.
This idiom doesn't express the same meaning as "beside the point". "This is all well and good" is generally said when the speaker is uninterested in the superficial or trivial aspects of something and has a different concern.
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