fair enough
idiom
informal
—used to say that something is reasonable or fair
"I'll wash the dishes today, and you can wash them tomorrow." "Fair enough."
"He needs more time." "Fair enough, but we can't wait too much longer."
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The Sims 4 Cats & Dogs allows your canine companion to chase the burglar away, while the werewolves from The Sims 4 Werewolves can scare her away outright — fair enough.
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s all fair enough, but, wow, is this clunky show on the nose with all that stuff.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Questions for England Gareth Southgate didn’t indulge questions about his future as England manager after last night’s final, which is fair enough.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
That was fair enough in the Covid-19 case; the US government was willing to spend just about any amount of money to develop a vaccine as fast as possible.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Well, there were three defeats (albeit one on penalties) and a victory on the United States tour, but that was fair enough considering the vast majority of the senior players were not even there.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Seems fair enough, but to poorly paraphrase Heath Ledger’s Joker… why so generous?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
If Vaughn’s usual wise-ass routine isn’t your cup of tea, then fair enough: Bad Monkey might not be worth the mileage.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2024
And, well, fair enough: one of the chief characteristics of this suspense ride is how very many of its moody, mopy frames rest on Gyllenhaal’s familiar face, his mouth pulled tight and his eyebrows squirming with illegible emotion.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
That’s all fair enough, but, wow, is this clunky show on the nose with all that stuff.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Questions for England Gareth Southgate didn’t indulge questions about his future as England manager after last night’s final, which is fair enough.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
That was fair enough in the Covid-19 case; the US government was willing to spend just about any amount of money to develop a vaccine as fast as possible.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Well, there were three defeats (albeit one on penalties) and a victory on the United States tour, but that was fair enough considering the vast majority of the senior players were not even there.
—Sam Lee, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
Seems fair enough, but to poorly paraphrase Heath Ledger’s Joker… why so generous?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
If Vaughn’s usual wise-ass routine isn’t your cup of tea, then fair enough: Bad Monkey might not be worth the mileage.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 13 Aug. 2024
And, well, fair enough: one of the chief characteristics of this suspense ride is how very many of its moody, mopy frames rest on Gyllenhaal’s familiar face, his mouth pulled tight and his eyebrows squirming with illegible emotion.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
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“Fair enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20enough. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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