Meaning
Being direct or fair.
Examples
To tell you fair and square, I did everything that I was meant to do, but I still feel unfulfilled.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘Fair and square’ mean?
The idiom ‘Fair and square’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘Fair and square’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘Fair and square’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.