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fine and dandy
fine and dandyFine; good. The phrase is often used sarcastically. Sure, Saturday afternoon is fine and dandy—see you then. Well, that's just fine and dandy—my car won't start!See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandynice; good; well. Well, that's just fine and dandy. Couldn't be better. I feel fine and dandy, and I'm going to have a good time here.See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandyAll right, excellent, as in What you're proposing is fine and dandy with the rest of us. This redundant colloquialism ( fine and dandy both mean "excellent") today is more often used sarcastically in the sense of "not all right" or "bad," as in You don't want to play bridge? Fine and dandy, you've left me without a partner. See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandy mod. nice; good; well. (Often sarcastic.) Well, that’s just fine and dandy. Couldn’t be better! See also: and, dandy, finefine and dandyExcellent. This redundant American colloquialism—fine and dandy both mean excellent—today is most often used ironically, for a circumstance that is far from excellent. Originally, however, in the early 1900s, it was stated straightforwardly, as in “‘Has she recovered from her fall?’ ‘Yes, she’s fine and dandy now.’”See also: and, dandy, fineAcronymsSeeF&D |