square deal

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noun
  1. a fair and honest arrangement or transaction.

Origin of square deal

1
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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Square Deal

nounU.S. History.
  1. the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups.

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How to use square deal in a sentence

  • Nervy as men are made, MacRae worshiped at the shrine of an even break, a square deal for friend or foe.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • We have had to lay off the ballast gang for a day now and then, and they claim they're not getting a square deal.

    The Girl From Keller's | Harold Bindloss
  • I could only resolve to follow his example, to stand for a square deal for children everywhere.

    The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis
  • I don't call that a square deal between men, no matter what straight business may be.

    Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
  • I notice that some of the comrades are complaining that they do not get a square deal from some of the fur buyers.

    Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock

Other Idioms and Phrases with square deal

square deal

A just, equitable arrangement or transaction, as in I know I'll get a square deal if I work with that supplier. This idiom uses square in the sense of “fair” or “honest,” a usage dating from the 1300s. [Late 1800s]

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