open
and aboveboard
[also
honest and aboveboard] Candid and fair, without
deceit or trickery, as in
I'll
join you, but only if everything remains open
and aboveboard.
Both
versions of this expression are redundancies, since they use 'open'
and 'aboveboard' in the sense of “honest.” The latter word,
dating from the early 1600s, comes from gambling and alludes to the
fact that card players who do not keep their hands on the table
(board) may be suspected of changing their cards under the table.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/open-and-aboveboardListening activity we did on 5th May:
Listening activity to do as homework:
questions audio answer key transcript
(Both activities are part of the Listening test from the 2013 C1 Prueba de Certificación used in Extremadura)
(Both activities are part of the Listening test from the 2013 C1 Prueba de Certificación used in Extremadura)
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