plain dealing
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of plain dealing
First recorded in 1560–70
Example Sentences
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John Lewis is one of Britain's stronger retail chains and has a reputation for plain dealing.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2019
Rousseau begins his Confessions by emphasising his honesty and plain dealing: his intention is to paint “a portrait in every way true to nature”, one that will “bare my secret soul”.
From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2015
For many years they were run on Quaker principles, which emphasised social justice, integrity, simplicity, plain dealing and thrift: 'my yea is my yea and my nay is my nay.'
From The Guardian • Jun. 30, 2012
In his victory speech in Boston, he quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson to explain his political appeal: "Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing."
From Time Magazine Archive
The natural thing for him, as he always preferred plain dealing, was to ask straight out what the Emperor wanted.
From Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire by Headlam, James Wycliffe
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