all very well
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Meaning · English
satisfactory or acceptable, but not necessarily good
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Đủ tốt hoặc chấp nhận được, nhưng không nhất thiết là tốt
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: all very good
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
It's all very well to talk about saving money, but it's hard to do
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “all very well” mean?
satisfactory or acceptable, but not necessarily good Literally: all very good
Is “all very well” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.