up-and-up
noun
: an honest or respectable course
—used in the phrase on the up-and-up
The business is strictly on the up-and-up.
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At one point, one of Quinn’s goons discovers that Reacher isn’t on the up-and-up so Reacher kills him and is forced to come back later and dispose of the body.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Why does Israel need to be told to allow food to starving people if this war is being fought on the up-and-up?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Why does Israel need to be told to allow food to starving people if this war is being fought on the up-and-up?
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Up-and-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-and-up. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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