square deal
a fair arrangement
TRANSLATION
square deal = ehrliches und sauberes Geschäft, ein faires Geschäft to give somebody a square deal = jdn. anständig behandeln --- GOOGLE INDEX WORD: approximately 435,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
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"Each Thursday Hubert Gregg promises a SQUARE DEAL for all those who appreciate the best in popular music."
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a square deal
idiom
- An instance of being treated fairly
(Oxford Dictionary)
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A square is a rectangle with four equal sides. From the mid-1500s, someone who is square is honest and tells the truth. Something that is square is straightforward. Both of these meanings relate perhaps to the idea that this simple shape is geometrically and aesthetically pleasing.
Also used at the time was the term "square play", to refer to straightforward and honest dealings, and which has evolved into today's "fair play".
Here are some other expressions using "square".
- square meal = satisfying, filling and healthy food (I never feel as if get a square meal when I'm flying)
- all square = to be equal or even (I paid him back, so we're all square now)
- fair and square = honestly and without a doubt (Our proposal won the vote fair and square)
- a square peg in a round hole = someone or something that doesn't fit (I'm afraid that Ruth is a square peg in a round hole)
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SYNONYMS
fair transaction, above-board agreement, straightforward contract, proper arrangement
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We can sign the contract, our lawyers say it's a square deal"
idiom
- An instance of being treated fairly
(Oxford Dictionary)
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A square is a rectangle with four equal sides. From the mid-1500s, someone who is square is honest and tells the truth. Something that is square is straightforward. Both of these meanings relate perhaps to the idea that this simple shape is geometrically and aesthetically pleasing.
Also used at the time was the term "square play", to refer to straightforward and honest dealings, and which has evolved into today's "fair play".
Here are some other expressions using "square".
- square meal = satisfying, filling and healthy food (I never feel as if get a square meal when I'm flying)
- all square = to be equal or even (I paid him back, so we're all square now)
- fair and square = honestly and without a doubt (Our proposal won the vote fair and square)
- a square peg in a round hole = someone or something that doesn't fit (I'm afraid that Ruth is a square peg in a round hole)
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SYNONYMS
fair transaction, above-board agreement, straightforward contract, proper arrangement
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"We can sign the contract, our lawyers say it's a square deal"
