[all right ] {adv. phr.} 1. Well enough.
The new machine is running all right.
2. {informal} I am willing; yes.
«Shall we watch television?» «All right.»
Compare: VERY WELL. 3. {informal} Beyond question, certainly.
— Used for emphasis and placed after the word it modifies.
It’s time to leave, all right, but the bus hasn’t come.
One of my bad habits that i have.
Мое любимое блюдо на английском.
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Значение идиомы all right