de bonne guerre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də bɔn ɡɛʁ/

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Adjective

de bonne guerre (invariable)

1. fair and square, only fair, deserved, understandable (in an eye for an eye, tit-for-tat sense of justice)

   c’est de bonne guerre ― it's fair game, that's fair enough, one can understand

See also

• à la guerre comme à la guerre
• c’est un prêté rendu