honest and aboveboard

honest and aboveboard

Fully visible to public scrutiny; completely and openly honest or legitimate. Though some regulators have expressed concern over the merger of the two multinationals, everything about the deal has been honest and aboveboard.
See also: aboveboard, and, honest
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • open and aboveboard
  • earn an honest buck
  • an honest buck
  • an honest broker
  • denounce
  • God's honest truth
  • for all (the world) to see
  • for all to see
  • be in the public eye
  • in the public eye
References in periodicals archive
"I know that in every dealing I had with her, she was always extremely kind, honest and aboveboard," she said.