up-and-up

She was on the up-and-up as well, or she'd have stuck around to try getting more information from me.

I had to keep reminding myself that everything I'd done was on the up-and-up, at least according to state law.

I'll say he probably knew about my trouble before, and I wanted to satisfy his mind that everything was on the up-and-up here.

In all, anyone who thinks today's pop music scene isn't on the up-and-up is going to have to deal with me first!

The city is definitely on the up-and-up,and I know plenty of people that care a lot about making it a great place.

She might even find out that the railroad tank car situation wasn't quite on the up-and-up.

But never before, to Ted's knowledge, had it been worked on the up-and-up.

"I had to start giving interviews to make sure everyone knew the casino was on the up-and-up," he says.

He wondered about the creature, though, and whether or not it was entirely on the up-and-up.

Plus she talks, which just goes to show you her childhood was not entirely on the up-and-up.

"My friend will make sure that your memory requests are on the up-and-up.

"My relationship with the Mets has always been on the up-and-up.

I believed that she believed Tony was on the up-and-up.

I suppose he phoned the old man's residence to find out if the check was on the up-and-up.

"How's business in the up-and-up field of ripping off old ladies?"

But everything seemed on the up-and-up, and I didn't bother 'em.

Satisfied that the shipment was on the up-and-up, he taped the box back up.

The White House and party officials say that such meetings are strictly on the up-and-up.

Either he had rehearsed all this before or he really was on the up-and-up.

Has anybody considered the possibility that he might be on the up-and-up, in a crooked sort of way?"

He wants to convince the Soviets we're on the up-and-up."

"Verden's people wouldn't play games if they were on the up-and-up."

Mr. Balladur insisted that everything had been on the up-and-up.

An operation of this nature is risky even when you know what's happening behind your back and everything is on the up-and-up.

He wished poignantly that Diktor had been on the up-and-up with him.