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#1 (permalink) Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:45 am Idiom: 'On the up and up'

Hi Could you please tell me if the idiom 'on the up and up' means differently in BrE and AmE? Would we agree if I said: BrE: healthy, financially strong. AmE: honest, legal Tom

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#2 (permalink) Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:18 pm Idiom: 'On the up and up'

Tom wrote:

Could you please tell me if the idiom 'on the up and up' means differently in BrE and AmE?

So it seems, Tom. According to the dictionaries I consulted:

on the up and up, Informal. frank; honest; sincere: He seems to be on the up and up. Also, on the up-and-up.

on the up and up MAINLY US INFORMAL
describes someone who is honest and can be trusted

on the up and up UK
continually improving:
Her career has been on the up and up since she moved into sales.

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#3 (permalink) Thu Oct 26, 2006 13:08 pm Idiom: 'On the up and up'

Hi Tom Yes, "on the up and up" means honest and trustworthy/respectable in the US. Amy

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