Meaning of 'freely and fairly'

[Tamara]

Hi

I often hear and read it – freely and fairly, but to be honest, I never saw its ‘dictionary’ definition.
Now I tried to find it – and have failed.

Could you shortly define the meaning of the (fixed) expression?
Or it's just 'freely' and 'fairly'?
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[gypsy1900]

an example of how this idiom can be used: he gave of himself freely and fairly. meaning that he was libral with his time and fair as to who benefited.
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[canadian45]

Perhaps freely and fairly qualifies as a fixed expression in some places but I don't think that it does in North America. I certainly wouldn't call it an idiom.

[Yankee]

[Tamara]

[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

How about without 'let or hindrance'? It's kind of got the same tang as 'freely and fairly'.

A
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[Tamara]

Hi Alan

Thanks!!!

swimmingly - can I also consider it as an 'equiavalent' saying?
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[Alan]

Hi,

I wouldn't bet on it. Someone will probably bite my head off. Let's just say they're good companions.

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[Tamara]

(off-topic)
By the way, it’s always seems to me a bit strange (well, and not logical - hi, Amy ) that in English they say
to give smb. a free hand
or
to get / have a free hand

To me, having only one free hand definitely means only 'a half' of freedom.

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[Alan]

Hi Amy,

Not really. It suggests proceeding without being stopped. It comes I believe from what is written on the passport or at least was BB (Before Blair) saying that the holder of this passport could travel about without being stopped. I'll probably have to look at my passport again. The last time it was scrutinized with an extremely beady eye was by a passport control officer in Russia last September and when she'd finished, she just laughed. But then you haven't seen the picture in my passport.
A
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