on the up-and-up
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Peter Thiel has been on the up-and-up in recent years.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2023
"I mean, we thought everything was on the up-and-up," he said.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2023
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
For every bluntly melodramatic moment, there are three or four that are bracingly real, detailing Utah’s disillusionment as he realizes not all of his “helpers” are on the up-and-up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2021
Plus she talks, which just goes to show you her childhood was not entirely on the up-and-up.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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