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Meaning of "fair and square" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FAIR AND SQUARE

fair and square play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FAIR AND SQUARE

fair
fair copy
fair dinkum
fair do´s
fair enough!
fair game
fair go!
Fair Isle
fair play
fair rent
fair sex
fair to middling
fair trade
fair-haired
fair-haired boy
fair-minded
fair-mindedness
fair-sized
fair-skinned
fair-spoken

WORDS THAT END LIKE FAIR AND SQUARE

all square
barrack square
chi-square
foursquare
Latin square
magic square
market square
on the square
out of square
quare
Red Square
root mean square
set square
square
T-square
Tahrir Square
tee-square
three-square
Times Square
try square
word square

Synonyms and antonyms of fair and square in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FAIR AND SQUARE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fair and square» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of fair and square

Translation of «fair and square» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FAIR AND SQUARE

Find out the translation of fair and square to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fair and square from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fair and square» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正大光明
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en buena lid
570 millions of speakers

English

fair and square
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निष्पक्ष और वर्ग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عادلة ومربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

честно и справедливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

justo e quadrado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সদ্ভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

juste et carré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

adil dan saksama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fair und anständig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

正攻法で
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정정당당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adil lan alun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công bình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நியாயமான மற்றும் சதுர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोरा आणि चौरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

adil ve kare
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

onestamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uczciwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чесно і справедливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cinstit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δίκαιη και δημόσιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

regverdige en vierkante
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rättvis och offentlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rettferdig og torg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fair and square

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIR AND SQUARE»

The term «fair and square» is normally little used and occupies the 111.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FAIR AND SQUARE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fair and square

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2 QUOTES WITH «FAIR AND SQUARE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fair and square.
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Randeep Hooda
None of us can claim to be fair and square in love - and I'm definitely not a hypocrite! Humans are built to evolve with time. It depends on the nature of the relationship you share with a person. It is there today, tomorrow it may be gone; c'est la vie.
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Michelle Obama
We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FAIR AND SQUARE»

Discover the use of fair and square in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fair and square and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Fair 's fair! 9 a fair hearing an opportunity to explain something or give your opinions, without other people trying to influence the situation: He didn tfeel he got a fair hearing in court. 10 fair and square a in an honest way and without any doubt: ...
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Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of ...
9 FAIR AND SQUARE These towels have been made under fair labor conditions, in a safe and healthy working environment which is free of discrimination, and where management has committed to respecting the rights and dignity of workers .
Daniel Goleman, 2009
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Blaze: A Novel
“We got that money fair and square,” he said. “That right? Who'd you stick up fair and square? Or was it a fair and square muggin?” “We got that money fair and square. We found it. And if you spoil it for Johnny and me, I'll bust you one.
Richard Bachman, 2007
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Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... rather, reasonable, somewhat, spotless, square, sunny, tolerable, tolerate, unbiased, unprejudiced, untarnished, white fair and calm settled fair and just equitable fair and sincere in behaviour honest fair-and-square correct, dinkum, honest, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
—Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash., 7/23/2011) Jobs said he wouldn't be upset if the quarry left town, though he acknowledged that its owners bought the land fair and square. —San Jose Mercury-News (7/23/2011) In both square deal and ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
1852 "I would say out, fair and square." (p. 216) Stowe, Harriet B. Uncle Tom's Cabin; The Minister's Wooing; Oldtown Folks. New York: The Library of America, 1982. 1888 Play title: Fair and Square Bele, Alexander B. 1899 "It's a fair and ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
... See DAMN WITH FAINT PRAISE. fair 0 In addition to the idioms beginning with FAIR, also see ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR; PLAY FAIR; TURNABOUT IS FAIR PLAY. fair and square lust and honest, as in He won the race fair and square.
Christine Ammer, 2013
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Wordbook of Australian Idiom - Aussie Slang: No Worries! ...
Oh! fair to middling' fair and square Ethical, true, precise, exact (1) 'He's an honest type of bloke; he'll deal fair and square' (2) 'I whacked him right on the chin, beat him fair and square' fair whack He received his fair share— 'He got a fair ...
Kerrin P. Rowe, 2007
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Stories of Sunshine and Funtime of Wonder and Thunder of ...
FAIR AND SQUARE “I want to put the leaves in boxes!” shouted Ann. “Well,I want to put them in bags,” shouted Chris. “Bags are the perfect shape.” That night Grampa began his story, “Once upon a time there was a circle whose name was  ...
Gary R Kirby, R. Kirby Gary R. Kirby, 2009
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How to Translate the...Untranslatable From English (From ...
... (tout bonnement de manière gauche; tout simplement comme si le milieu ne lui convenait pas)] * (BACK TO) SQUARE ONE (See/Voir : BACK TO) * (FAIR AND) SQUARE (See/Voir : BUSTED and/et FAIR AND SQUARE) He made a proposal ...
Jacques Bastin, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FAIR AND SQUARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fair and square is used in the context of the following news items.
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DRESCHEL: Hess Village deserves a break
Green's compromise not only returns the program to its original even-steven intentions, it has the additional payoff of being fair and square to ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
2
Heacham family garage to close after 70 years of service
“We have built up a reputation for being fair and square.” Reg first started out in business during 1933 when he began selling bicycles and ... «Lynn News, Jul 15»
3
State of Origin 2015: James Tamou apologises for embarrassing …
“You want to beat Queensland fair and square and obviously coming out of that (charge) I'll miss a game for my club.'' Tamou yesterday ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Arthur Kennedy shares Lessons from Talensi
... keep harming us until it is solved with the open-hearted welcome of the two without preconditions to the offices that they won fair and square. «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
5
St Patrick Athletic 0-2 Skonto Riga: Saints knocked out of Europe at …
Beaten fair and square by Legia Warsaw in the Champions League last summer, this defeat was reminiscent of the Zalgiris game two years ... «Irish Mirror, Jul 15»
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Rangers Daily Dose: Coach's Challenge, Stepan, NHL Bromances
It'll definitely help keep the game fair and square, but that's up for decision at the end of the year, as the rule is only in effect through the ... «Bluelinestation.com, Jul 15»
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'There is still a huge untapped market for mental wellness services …
We could cut stigma fair and square through these events. Like this, we will continue to adopting new, creative and exciting marketing ... «Financial Express, Jul 15»
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A private school's plan could totally revamp public space in …
I see no logic whatsoever in asking that question because they bought the site fair and square - it is antagonistic, pure and simple. But if Bender ... «Greater Greater Washington, Jul 15»
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Remembering Alexander Doniphan on his 207th birthday
Goodbye for the German plane that has to deal with our gallant Missouri aviator in a fair and square fight!” The local commission prepared the ... «Richmond Daily News, Jul 15»
10
Kristale sparkling for Summer
"She's obviously a good, progressive filly and beat us fair and square the last day. "We're under no illusions that it's going to be a tough race. «Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment, Jul 15»

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