on the up-and-up

Idioms and Phrases

Open and honest, as in Dad has always been on the up-and-up with them . The precise allusion in this term is unknown. [ Colloquial ; c. 1860]

Example Sentences

Catherine, Princess of Wales, is on the up and up in her battle with an undisclosed form of cancer; just ask her husband, Prince William.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have evidence and proof to show that everything's on the up and up right now," City Commissioner Omar Sabir told reporters outside a new secure ballot-counting facility in Northeast Philadelphia.

From Salon

It can be difficult for customers to tell whether stores are on the up and up.

From Los Angeles Times

“We need every sheriff to get over there, every law enforcement official because we got the votes. We got to make sure everything's on the up and up,” the former president explained.

From Salon

Eric Holder, who served as U.S. attorney general under former President Barack Obama, said Cannon’s behavior has been downright “disturbing,” writing on social media that “this whole process in the documents case has simply not been on the up and up.”

From Salon

Related Words

• detachedly
• disinterestedly
• equitably
• indifferently
• justly
• neutrally
• soberly
• squarely