on the up-and-up
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“And, frankly, any speculation would be crazy. These were guys who committed fraud. Look, they conned me. I made an investment in these guys thinking it was on the up-and-up and they conned me. At this stage, I have no ability to predict why they did anything they did.”
From Los Angeles Times
At just about every turn, our loveable “schmo” suspects that something about “The Goat” isn't on the up-and-up — even at one point outright declaring that the whole show must be an elaborate prank on him.
From Salon
The least we can hope for is an election that’s on the up-and-up.
From Los Angeles Times
Wrestling pretended for so long to be on the up-and-up.
From Seattle Times
To do that has meant taking on disinformation and creating opportunity where “people believe that our democracy is on the up-and-up.”
From Seattle Times
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