Sekirov Dictionary

fair and square

adverb 3
adjective 1
forms 2

adverb3

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Totally fairly and undoubtedly.
- We won the game fair and square.
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Within the applicable rules.
- They had crawled in and staked the land and stood ready to shoot those of us who came in, fair and square, in the Run. — 1930
•
In all fairness; equitably.
- "Have it out with him to-night. Fair and square. Out he goes, Edmund, neck and crop. Out, by thunder." — 1938

adjective1

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Unquestionably fair.
- It was a fair and square deal. We won. And we won in the Senate. And it's in the bill. And I didn't think we could beat them, but we did. — 1995

forms

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