square deal



square deal

a fair and honest transaction; fair treatment. All the workers want is a square deal, but their boss underpays them. You always get a square deal with that travel company.
See also: deal, square

square deal

A just, equitable arrangement or transaction, as in I know I'll get a square deal if I work with that supplier. This idiom uses square in the sense of "fair" or "honest," a usage dating from the 1300s. [Late 1800s]
See also: deal, square

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orlandoor-LAHN-doItalian
Valeriana-Ancient Roman
Fotini-Greek
FionnbharrFIN-varIrish
FaolÁNFWAY-lahnIrish
AnselAN-səlEnglish