above suspicion

above suspicion
*above suspicion
[for one] to be honest enough that no one would suspect one; in a position where one could not be suspected. (This is a translation of words attributed to Julius Caesar, who divorced his wife, Pompeia, on the grounds of her possible involvement in a public scandal; Caesar stated, “Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.”) (*Typically: be \above suspicion; keep oneself \above suspicion; remain \above suspicion.) •

The general is a fine old man, completely above suspicion.

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{adj. phr.} Too good to be suspected; not likely to do wrong. * /The umpire in the game must be above suspicion of supporting one side over the other./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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