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that's only fair

say what is right and equal

You say this when an arrangement or action seems right and equal for everyone involved.

B1 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You covered dinner last time.

Then I'll pay tonight. That's only fair.

Play the conversation

You drove us here, so I'll pay for the parking - that's only fair.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: That's fair only.

Say: That's only fair.

In this expression, "only" normally comes before "fair."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

that's only fair; it is only fair to do something

Your turn: say it out loud

You drove us here, so I'll pay for the parking - that's only fair.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

that's only fair

say what is right and equal

“You drove us here, so I'll pay for the parking - that's only fair.”

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