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
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
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
Sincerity and plain dealing at least are virtues not to be thrown over; Blake indeed could not conceive an impulse to mendacity, a tortuous habit of mind, a soul born crooked.
From William Blake A Critical Essay by Swinburne, Algernon Charles
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