(strictly) on the up-and-up

(strictly) on the up-and-up
(strictly) on the up-and-up
honest; fair and straight. •

Do you think that the mayor is on the up-and-up?

Yes, the mayor is strictly on the up-and-up.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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