- open\ and\ aboveboard
- adj. phr.Honest.
Jacob felt that the firm he was doing business with wasn't entirely open and aboveboard.
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open\ and\ aboveboard
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open and aboveboard — {adj. phr.} Honest. * /Jacob felt that the firm he was doing business with wasn t entirely open and aboveboard./ … Dictionary of American idioms
open and aboveboard — {adj. phr.} Honest. * /Jacob felt that the firm he was doing business with wasn t entirely open and aboveboard./ … Dictionary of American idioms
open and aboveboard — Synonyms and related words: aboveboard, authentic, bona fide, fair and square, foursquare, genuine, good faith, on the level, on the square, on the up and up, open, single hearted, square, square dealing, square shooting, straight, straight… … Moby Thesaurus
aboveboard — [ə buv′bôrd΄, ə buv′bôrd′] adv., adj. [ ABOVE + BOARD (table): orig. a card player s term for cards in plain view] without dishonesty or concealment [be open and aboveboard with me] … English World dictionary
open — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, abandoned, aboveboard, absolute, accented, acceptable, accessible, activate, admissible, admissive, admissory, adumbrate, advertise, affirmed, afford, agape, agreeable, air, ajar, aloof, altruistic, alveolar,… … Moby Thesaurus
aboveboard — adv 1. overtly, openly, in open sight, in the open, out in the open, in full view, in plain view, publicly, in public, in public view, for all to see; up front, on the table; before one s eyes, Inf. under one s nose; to one s face, face to face,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
aboveboard — Synonyms and related words: artless, authentic, before one, bona fide, face to face, fair and square, forthright, foursquare, genuine, good faith, in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view, in public, in public view, in the… … Moby Thesaurus
aboveboard — I adjective without concealment or deception; honest their business was open and aboveboard straightforward in all his business affairs • Syn: ↑straightforward • Similar to: ↑straight, ↑square … Useful english dictionary
aboveboard — /euh buv bawrd , bohrd /, adv., adj. in open sight; without tricks, concealment, or disguise: Their actions are open and aboveboard. [1610 20; ABOVE + BOARD; so called from the requirement of keeping the hands above the table or board in order to … Universalium
Aboveboard — A*bove board , adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. Fair and aboveboard. Burke. [1913 Webster] Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
