all very fine

all very fine

Acceptable, with room for improvement. It's all very fine to go to the gym, but you need to change your diet too if you want to improve your overall health.
See also: all, fine, very
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

ˌall very ˈwell/ˈfine (for somebody) (to do something) but...

(informal) used to criticize or reject a remark that somebody has made, especially when they were trying to make you feel happier about something: ‘Why don’t you try to relax more?’ ‘Look, it is all very well to say that, but how can I possibly relax with four small children in the house?’
See also: all, fine, very, well
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • all very well/fine but...
  • all very well
  • be all very well
  • gym shoe
  • be a fine figure of a (man or woman)
  • beef something up
  • beef up
  • love handles
  • handle
  • handles
References in classic literature
"Ah," she would say, "it's all very fine having a ready-made rich man, but mayhappen he'll be a ready-made fool; and it's no use filling your pocket full o' money if you've got a hole in the corner.