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honest and aboveboard

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honest and aboveboard

 and open and aboveboard

Fig. in the open; visible to the public; honest. Don't keep it a secret. Let's make sure that everything is honest and aboveboard. You can do whatever you wish, as long as you keep it honest and aboveboard. The inspector had to make sure that everything was open and aboveboard.

See also: aboveboard, and, honest