square deal
a fair and honest arrangement or transaction.
Origin of square deal
1Other definitions for Square Deal (2 of 2)
the stated policy of President Theodore Roosevelt, originally promising fairness in all dealings with labor and management and later extended to include other groups.
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How to use square deal in a sentence
If you hadn't you'd know that a square deal on the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the square deals on the other two sides.
Through the Outlooking Glass | Simeon StrunskyDuty is one thing and—and staying where you dont get a square deals another.
Full-Back Foster | Ralph Henry Barbour
Other Idioms and Phrases with square deal
A just, equitable arrangement or transaction, as in I know I'll get a square deal if I work with that supplier. This idiom uses square in the sense of “fair” or “honest,” a usage dating from the 1300s. [Late 1800s]
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