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Pronunciation
- (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
Phrase
- (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:
- 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.
- Used to acknowledge a person's point or argument; denotes that, upon consideration, something is correct or reasonable; an expression of acknowledgment or understanding.
Translations
very well
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