square deal
Just business arrangement
A square deal is fair treatment or an honest transaction.
The phrase implies no cheating, no hidden disadvantages—everyone gets what they deserve.
All I'm asking for is a square deal.
The term gained prominence as Theodore Roosevelt's domestic policy slogan, emphasizing fairness for workers and consumers alike.
Impartial, unbiased handling
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- justiceFair treatment under law
- even-handednessUnbiased treatment of all
fair shake · good faith · straight shooting · fair play · uprightness · decency · honor · trustworthiness
Twenty-sixth American president
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
- Progressive EraUS social reform period
regulation · conservation · labor rights · consumer protection · muckrakers · corporate accountability · monopoly · public interest
fair treatment
Impartial, unbiased handling
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- justiceFair treatment under law
even-handedness · fair shake · good faith · straight shooting · fair play · uprightness · decency · honor · trustworthiness · transparency
Theodore Roosevelt
Twenty-sixth American president
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
- antitrustAgainst corporate market dominance
Progressive Era · regulation · conservation · labor rights · consumer protection · muckrakers · corporate accountability · monopoly · public interest · Bull Moose
- fair playfair chance, fair shake, respect, fair treatment, honesty
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair share, justice
- sportsmanshipfairness, fair play, sportsmanship, respect, integrity
- gambling lingoall in, ante up, raise the stakes, go all in, high roller
- phrases about integritykeep your word, man of his word, straight shooter, above board, on the level
- squarescheckbox, pixel, tile, tiles, floor tile