on the up (and up)
mainly US informal Someone who is on the up (and up) is honest and can be trusted.
UK improving all the time:
Her career has been on the up and up since she moved into sales.
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Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- the straight and narrow idiom
- transparent
- truly
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Loyal, faithful & dependable
Becoming better