to be fair

A phrase which should mean something but rarely does when it's used by sports players - especially British soccer players - and radio/TV commentators. You think the speaker is about to offer a balanced point of view - e.g. "I know I'm critical of X, but, to be fair, he is recovering from a bad injury", but most times, they're just trotting out the same dumb platitudes to fill airtime. Interchangeable with "at the end of the day" and "as I say".

To be fair, it is a Wednesday.

To be fair, as I say, I'm talking into a microphone at the end of the day, Gary

by hillhunt March 05, 2009

to be fair

to begin an explaination, definition or exlamation of pain

to be fair my face hurts, you gimp

by bencé December 15, 2004

To be fair

A phrase unbelievably overused in the United Kingdom. Mostly by morons to be fair.

To be fair, I haven't bought the milk.

To be fair, I have no idea how to use the phrase correctly.

by digsy95 January 08, 2014

Fairs

Basically means "fair enough"

Dave: yo how come you didn't come to the party last night?
Navraj: ah I was busy with college work man
Dave: oh fairs

by big.M1000 September 12, 2017

no fair

A term used by whiny children who don't get what they want.

Child: No fair!
Parent: It's no carnival either, son.

by Silent Speaker January 11, 2010

be fair

made by bigo creators; be fair means do your due dills or to go through with something. it can also mean your not throwing any shade your just being truthful.

1. get che to a box yall be fair

2. im going to be fair and say weluvche is the queen of bigo

3. be fair zae you said you would stop begging for beans

by @WELOVEBIGCHE September 04, 2020

That's Fair

An acknowledgement that an argument or opinion presented to you is reasonable in your estimation, but you have more to add to your own argument or opinion.

Equivalent in usage to "fair enough."

Bob: I prefer Vanilla ice cream.
Mike: I think Chocolate is better than Vanilla. It has a richer taste.
Bob: That's fair. I prefer Vanilla to Chocolate because it reminds me of where I grew up as a kid.

by jackirons March 13, 2019