But..

The coach pats the back of the player saying, "Well that throw was good, but not good enough".

The teacher tells the student, "Your score in Math is awesome, but your history sucks". (The student wonders, "What the heck, isn't 75% in history good enough?". As if anyone cares!)

The teacher shares his opinion of the ward to the parent, "Your son is a brilliant student, but he needs to behave in class".

The boss says to his sub-ordinate, "You are the most hard working person I have ever run into, but you know what? That is not enough, you need to work smarter.". (The guy scratches his head pondering, 'Whatever that means! I finish everything he says and more before the deadline committed. Should I be smart enough not to complete it before the deadline? Hmm, may be thats the smarter way')

The mother comforts the son who demands a toy, "Yes baby, you behaved as you promised, but the toy has to wait for a while for you are still not old enough". (The child wonders, 'How old should I be to be 'old enough' and why didn't she say that I was not old enough when she made the promise')

The husband wonders aloud to his wife, "Honey, you are look great, but can you also wear this high healed sandals and put on the white t-shirt instead of the one you are wearing. I think you would look out-of-world if you do that". (The wife thinks, 'Oh, isn't it enough to be looking great and I very much want to be in-the-world.')

The wife complains to the husband, "The vacation was great but we should simply have stayed there for couple of days more, for I didn't get to shop to my heart's content!" (The husband blinks stupefied, 'Good lord, we are returning with three times the luggage we went with and she thinks we haven't shopped enough. Whom does she think I am, a goose laying golden eggs?')

A girl confesses to her friend, "You were right, I acted stupid but I cant help it and I don't think I would be able to change my ways. I know it would be difficult for you but I think you would be able to accommodate or adjust or just simply ignore if at at all you think our friendship means anything at all you". (The friend finds it cheap of herself to say, 'And sweety, you can demand a little when you have given a little, what can you give to demand this of me. Do I mean something to you?')

A guy in his early 30's muses, "Hmm, we will be going the family way shortly and I should stop being such a spend thrift but may be after I spent my heart's content for the next couple o' months.".

Oh the medicine is bitter, you know, but it is sugar-coated. By the way there are some nice but's in life too. Something like,

"The old lady in the corner apartment was asked to vacate".
"Oh! But she was such a nice lady"

"The film was short but it was so sweet that I wish it were longer".

But there is always a but.