all very fine and large

all very fine and large
редк.; разг.; ирон.
всё прекрасно и великолепно [из припева к песенке, популярной в 1866-68 гг.]

‘All that's very fine and large,’ said Templeton then, ‘but what we want to know is whether we can get married.’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘Creatures of Circumstance’, ‘Sanatorium’) — - Все это прекрасно, - сказал тогда Темплтон, - но мы хотим знать, сможем ли мы пожениться.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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