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That's reasonable; I agree. For example, I'll wait just one more day.—Fair enough, you've been very patient. [Colloquial; early 1900s]

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How to use fair enough in a sentence

“Fair enough,” he concedes, and then resumes his progress out the door.
Jenny McCarthy: I Am Not Anti-Vaccine|Lloyd Grove|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So, fair enough, a little diplomatic ambiguity can help you get around such problems.
Is the U.S. Enabling Putin's Invasion?|Christopher Dickey|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That is fair enough, indeed desirable; it would be surprising if there were not errors in remembrance.
The Persecution of Ping Fu|Harold Evans|February 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And fair enough, maybe this is just the normal process of supply and demand.
What the Hell is Happening in D.C.?|Megan McArdle|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Fair enough—spokesmen are there to clean up after the decision-makers.
Panetta's Freudian Slip|Fouad Ajami|July 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He praised the Chancellor for acting as a partisan, though no doubt he was fair enough about prices.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3)|Richard Bagwell
The Kaisers subjects talk fair enough, but they unquestionably want St. Thomas—and who knows?
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
She rode up alongside, where I could see her; and fair enough she was to look upon, and glad enough I was to look.
The Way of a Man|Emerson Hough
As for inns, in general they are fair enough; though none, I think, so good as the Amorosi.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa|Edward Hutton
What you have said under your husband's instruction about money, I find upon consideration to be fair enough.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope

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