English Reference

Idiom

fair enough

Meaning

An expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You want to leave early? Fair enough.”

“I understand you are too busy to help today, so fair enough, I will finish the report myself.”

“While I concede that your initial assessment of the market trends was fair enough, I remain convinced that our long-term strategy requires a more aggressive approach.”

Examples

simple

“You want to leave early? Fair enough.”

contextual

“I understand you are too busy to help today, so fair enough, I will finish the report myself.”

complex

“While I concede that your initial assessment of the market trends was fair enough, I remain convinced that our long-term strategy requires a more aggressive approach.”

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