on the up and up
Example Sentences
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“We were so concerned it was on the up-and-up that we made sure the biological mother came to court,” Tuohy said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2023
Peter Thiel has been on the up-and-up in recent years.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023
"I mean, we thought everything was on the up-and-up," he said.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
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
Plus she talks, which just goes to show you her childhood was not entirely on the up-and-up.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
