on the up and up
Adjective
Meaning
on the up and up
Alternative spelling of on the up-and-up
on the up-and-up
(informal) Legitimate; honest; upright.
Synonyms: above board, bona fide
Before paying any money, make sure the organization is on the up-and-up.
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on the up-and-up
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Examples
Your child's future was the first to go with budget cuts, if you think that hurts then wait here comes the upper-cut, the school was garbage in the first place that's on the up and up.
It's kind of fun when you're playing characters that aren't quite on the up and up and people still like you.
All along McNee's instincts tell him that his client, a highly temperamental fellow from out of town, isn't quite on the up-and-up.
He thought his paws were clean, that he was on the up-and-up.