[せいせいどうどう(uK), seiseidoudou (uK)] (adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) fair and square; open and aboveboard[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv.
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without
trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard."
--Burke.
[1913 Webster]
Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been
borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their
cards, put their hands under the table.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aboveboard
adv 1: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is
willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard
in everything" [syn: {honestly}, {aboveboard}] [ant:
{deceitfully}, {dishonestly}, {venally}]
adj 1: without concealment or deception; honest; "their business
was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his
business affairs" [syn: {aboveboard}, {straightforward}]
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