on the up and up
Example Sentences
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Wrestling pretended for so long to be on the up-and-up.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
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
That’s all the more reason the agency needs to be operating on the up-and-up, Mr. Edwards said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
