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See: BID FAIR, PLAY FAIR.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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fair play

[fair play] {n.} Equal and right action (to another person); justice. * /The visiting team did not get fair play in the game./ * /The judges decided against Bob, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

play fair

[play fair] {v. phr.} To do what is right to others; act in a fair and truthful way. * /The boys like the principal because he always plays fair./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

fair-haired boy

[fair-haired boy] {n.}, {informal} A person that gets special favors; favorite; pet. * /If he wins the election by a large majority, he will become his party's fair-haired boy./ * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bid fair

[bid fair] {v.}, {literary} To seem likely; promise. * /He bids fair to be a popular author./ * /The day bids fair to be warm./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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