within reason

[within reason] {adv.}

or {adj. phr.}

Within the limits of good sense; in reasonable control or check; moderate.

* /I want you to have a good time tonight, within reason./

* /If Tom wants to go to the fair, he must keep his expenses within reason./

* /Jean's plans are quite within reason./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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