fair enough

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/, /fɛː-/ (see fair for more variants)
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɛɚ‿ɪˈnʌf/, /-‿i-/, /-‿ə-/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /feːɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/

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• Rhymes: -ʌf

fair enough

1. (idiomatic) 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?

   • 2017 October 14, Paul Doyle, “Mauricio Pellegrino yet to find attacking solution for stuttering Southampton”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2021 August 9, 3:26 from the start, in No More Jockeys‎^[2], season 4, episode 15, spoken by Tim Key:

     If I say "Donald" and you say "Fair enough, but there's someone called Donaldo"...

2. Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.

   Synonyms: very well, I see