"above the board" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. Dated form of above board. Tags: alt-of, dated Alternative form of: above board
    Sense id: en-above_the_board-en-prep_phrase-BeOEwTiS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "text": "Everything O.K. and above the board.",
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