fair and square

Idioms  

1. Just and honest, as in He won the race fair and square. This redundant expression— fair and square mean essentially the same thing—probably owes its long life to its rhyme. [Early 1600s]

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Example Sentences

That way, you can help ensure that your assets are split fair and square.

From MarketWatch

Penelope tried to refuse, for they had won it fair and square, but it was hard for her to be convincing when all she could do was shake her head and mouth the word “no.”

From Literature

“Anthropic purchased its print copies fair and square,” Alsup wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

That's how they can go from humiliating Verstappen and Red Bull in Miami to being beaten fair and square in Imola - although had Piastri held on to the lead at the first corner on Sunday, he may well have been able to take a defensive win in a similar fashion to Verstappen's in Japan.

From BBC

He denied being "bribed" by Oricom and that any contract with NHS Lanarkshire was won "fair and square".

From BBC