English

Etymology
Freemasonry - from the device

Adjective
en-adj|pos=on the level

#idiom Honest, sincere, straightforward.
#:He looks like a used car salesman, but he's really on the level, so you can trust him.

1. A discrete reference to freemasonry.

#:Are you on the level? (meaning: "Are you a freemason like myself?")

Synonyms
on the square

References
Masonic references in common speech

Category:Freemasonry

• 2008-01-01 21:24 - WikiPedant - changed POS to adjective; added {{en-adj}}; copyedited a bit

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