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 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
The people had learned to listen when he spoke, and, in a world half-succumbed to counsels of expediency or despair, had been encouraged and renewed by his faith in freedom and plain dealing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Who boasts of his plain dealing; yet, in spite of his honesty, commits acts—— Mr. D. Young man, be silent!
From The Nephews: A Play, in Five Acts. by Iffland, August Wilhelm
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