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fair and square

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Definition


Fair and just.

Context : Sports
Category: Idiom
Semantic:

Usage of “fair and square”

  1. When athletes compete fair and square it results in good competition.

  2. We won fair and square.

  3. We should split the profits fair and square.

Examples of idiom “fair and square” from Twitter
  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'iamforbes'
    iamforbes:

    @NisreenAli11 LOL, are we even? fair and square?

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'MikeRuckert'
    MikeRuckert:

    Cry about it some more. Got beat fair and square. Cats went far, proud of them.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'ohsojamie'
    ohsojamie:

    Seriously. Can we make it any more obvious that nobody wants Butler to win? Dear Lord, please let the best team win fair and square.

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'Iahawks4ever'
    Iahawks4ever:

    @geekLOL I'm just so annoyed with listening to palin and others bash on the president he won fair and square and he's trying to help!

  • Default avatar for Twitter user 'webgeekcom'
    webgeekcom:

    We should keep the Panama Canal. After all, we stole it fair and square. -- S.I. Hayakawa