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
Mann asked Diamond about the three founding Quaker principles, which the former chief executive did not appear to know were "honesty, integrity and plain dealing".
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012
Mann offered to tattoo the words on Diamond's knuckles – at which point, Diamond said: "Honesty, integrity, and plain dealing are the way I have behaved through out my entire career."
From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012
Harvard-educated scion of an aristocratic New England family, Aspinwall has tried to build a diplomatic career on plain dealing, only to find his word and position repeatedly betrayed by shifts in policy.
From Time Magazine Archive
When not under depression he was an amusing companion, "very merry, facete, and juvenile," and a person of "great honesty, plain dealing, and charity."
From A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by Cousin, John W. (John William)
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