on the up-and-up
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"I mean, we thought everything was on the up-and-up," he said.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
That’s all the more reason the agency needs to be operating on the up-and-up, Mr. Edwards said.
From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023
Third, who are you more likely to believe is on the up-and-up here?
From Slate • Jul. 2, 2022
The central character is Ray, who owns a furniture store on 125th Street and believes, in a town where basically everyone’s paying off everybody else, that he’s more or less on the up-and-up.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 24, 2021
He knows better than to ask where it came from, I suppose, especially since he seems to be living on the up-and-up for the moment.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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