(adj) without concealment or deception; honest, Syn. straightforward, Example:their business was open and aboveboard; straightforward in all his business affairs

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Aboveboard

adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. “Fair and aboveboard.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ 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 ]

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ガラス張り

[ガラスばり, garasu bari] (n, adj-no) glass-sided; aboveboard; open to scrutiny; (P)

公明正大

[こうめいせいだい, koumeiseidai] (adj-na, n) fairness; just and upright; aboveboard

正々堂々;正正堂堂

[せいせいどうどう(uK), seiseidoudou (uK)] (adj-no, adj-t, adv-to) fair and square; open and aboveboard

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