on the up and up
Example Sentences
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My in-laws have always been generous when it comes to money, but along with the generosity often comes the expectation of secrecy, which can sometimes feel like things are not entirely on the up-and-up.
From Slate • May 26, 2023
"I mean, we thought everything was on the up-and-up," he said.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
Nor can you assume that an unfamiliar retailer is on the up-and-up just because it has an elaborate website with thousands of products.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2022
The central character is Ray, who owns a furniture store on 125th Street and believes, in a town where basically everyone’s paying off everybody else, that he’s more or less on the up-and-up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2021
He knows better than to ask where it came from, I suppose, especially since he seems to be living on the up-and-up for the moment.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
