- All's well
All's well (engl., fr. bon quart), Alles wohl! Antwort der Schiffswachen auf den Zuruf der Offiziere: Wie steht es? (auf Kriegsschiffen alle halbe Stunden).
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
All's well (engl., fr. bon quart), Alles wohl! Antwort der Schiffswachen auf den Zuruf der Offiziere: Wie steht es? (auf Kriegsschiffen alle halbe Stunden).
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
all very well — {adj.} All right; very good and correct; very true. Usually followed by a but clause. * /It s all very well for you to complain but can you do any better?/ * /It s all very well if Jane comes with us, but how will she get back home?/ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
all very well — {adj.} All right; very good and correct; very true. Usually followed by a but clause. * /It s all very well for you to complain but can you do any better?/ * /It s all very well if Jane comes with us, but how will she get back home?/ Compare:… … Dictionary of American idioms
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All's Well That Ends Well — in 1623. ourcesThe play is based on a tale (3.9) of Boccacio s Decameron. Shakespeare may have read an English translation of the tale in William Painter s Palace of Pleasure . [ F. E. Halliday, A Shakespeare Companion 1564 ndash;1964, Baltimore … Wikipedia
well — I. noun Etymology: Middle English welle, from Old English; akin to Old English weallan to bubble, boil, Old High German wella wave, Lithuanian vilnis Date: before 12th century 1. a. an issue of water from the earth ; a pool fed by a spring b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
well and good — {adj. phr.} Good; satisfactory. * /If my daughter finishes high school, I will call that well and good./ Often used without a verb to show agreement or understanding. * /Well and good; I will come to your house tomorrow./ Compare: ALL RIGHT, ALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
well and good — {adj. phr.} Good; satisfactory. * /If my daughter finishes high school, I will call that well and good./ Often used without a verb to show agreement or understanding. * /Well and good; I will come to your house tomorrow./ Compare: ALL RIGHT, ALL… … Dictionary of American idioms
well — See: ALL VERY WELL, AS WELL, AS WELL AS, HAIL FELLOW WELL MET, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT or PLAY ONE S CARDS WELL, VERY WELL, WEAR WELL … Dictionary of American idioms
well — See: ALL VERY WELL, AS WELL, AS WELL AS, HAIL FELLOW WELL MET, LET WELL ENOUGH ALONE, PLAY ONE S CARDS RIGHT or PLAY ONE S CARDS WELL, VERY WELL, WEAR WELL … Dictionary of American idioms
Well — Well, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE. wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG. wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[ a]l, Goth. wa[ i]la; originally… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English