fair and square

Completely fair(ly); without any unfair methods. No, I won that round fair and square—no rematch!

See also: and, fair, square

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fair and square

completely fair(ly); justly; within the rules. She won the game fair and square. The division of the money should be fair and square.

See also: and, fair, square

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

fair and square

Just and honest, as in He won the race fair and square. This redundant expression- fair and square mean essentially the same thing-probably owes its long life to its rhyme. [Early 1600s]

See also: and, fair, square

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

fair and square

If someone wins a competition or does something fair and square, they do it without cheating or lying. I was beaten fair and square. My father bought them fair and square fifty years ago. We've still got the receipts.

See also: and, fair, square

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

fair and square

1 with absolute accuracy. 2 honestly and straight-forwardly.

See also: and, fair, square

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fair and ˈsquare

(also fairly and ˈsquarely)
1 completely and fully: They were the better team and they beat us fair and square.
2 directly and with force: I hit him fair and square on the chin.

See also: and, fair, square

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fair and square

Just and honest.

See also: and, fair, square

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

fair and square

Just and unequivocal. This expression, recorded since the early seventeenth century, owes its appeal to its rhyme and has survived despite its tautology (“square” here means the same as “fair,” surviving in such phrases as “a square deal”). “You are fair and square in all your dealings,” wrote William Wycherley (The Gentleman Dancing Master, 1673).

See also: and, fair, square

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

for fair
be fair
be fair!
with (one's) own fair hands
bid fair
make fair weather
fair up
faired
fairing
fair off

词组	fair and square
释义	fair and square fair and square Completely fair(ly); without any unfair methods. No, I won that round fair and square—no rematch! See also: and, fair, square Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fair and square completely fair(ly); justly; within the rules. She won the game fair and square. The division of the money should be fair and square. See also: and, fair, square McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. fair and square Just and honest, as in He won the race fair and square. This redundant expression- fair and square mean essentially the same thing-probably owes its long life to its rhyme. [Early 1600s] See also: and, fair, square The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. fair and square If someone wins a competition or does something fair and square, they do it without cheating or lying. I was beaten fair and square. My father bought them fair and square fifty years ago. We've still got the receipts. See also: and, fair, square Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. fair and square 1 with absolute accuracy. 2 honestly and straight-forwardly. See also: and, fair, square Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary fair and ˈsquare (also fairly and ˈsquarely) 1 completely and fully: They were the better team and they beat us fair and square. 2 directly and with force: I hit him fair and square on the chin. See also: and, fair, square Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary fair and square Just and honest. See also: and, fair, square American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. fair and square Just and unequivocal. This expression, recorded since the early seventeenth century, owes its appeal to its rhyme and has survived despite its tautology (“square” here means the same as “fair,” surviving in such phrases as “a square deal”). “You are fair and square in all your dealings,” wrote William Wycherley (The Gentleman Dancing Master, 1673). See also: and, fair, square The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: for fair be fair be fair! with (one's) own fair hands bid fair make fair weather fair up faired fairing fair off
随便看	paint the town red paint the town red, to paint thinner paint yourself into a corner pair pair off pair off with (someone) pair of hands pair up pajama pal palace palace politics pal around pal around (with someone) pal around with someone pale pale around the gills pale as a ghost pale at pale at (something) pale at the notion of (something) pale at the thought of (something) pale beside pale beside/next to something