Crossword clues for aboveboard
aboveboard
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv.
Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without
trick, concealment, or deception. ``Fair and aboveboard.''
--Burke.
Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. (alternate form of above-board English)
WordNet
adj. without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs" [syn: straightforward]
adv. in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: honestly] [ant: dishonestly]
Usage examples of "aboveboard".
The only problem being, of course, that whenever you ran an operation that was not aboveboard there was a certain risk of it backfiring into a worse situation than it had been before.
An awful lot of makebelieve went on about that sort of thing involving a lifelong slur with the usual splash page of gutterpress about the same old matrimonial tangle alleging misconduct with professional golfer or the newest stage favourite instead of being honest and aboveboard about the whole business.
And if the documentation the suppliers had produced was to be believed, they were all strictly sanitary and aboveboard.
Remember that he went public and was aboveboard until a dozen or so years ago.
He claims his relationship with Allison was strictly aboveboard, but all signs point to an affair.