honest : Idioms & Phrases
honest woman
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noun a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)
- he made an honest woman of her
WordNet
honest-to-god
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adjective satellite (used informally especially for emphasis)
old; honest-to-god; sure-enough.
- a real honest-to-god live cowboy
- had us a high old time
- went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
WordNet
honest-to-goodness
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adjective satellite (used informally especially for emphasis)
old; honest-to-god; sure-enough.
- a real honest-to-god live cowboy
- had us a high old time
- went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
WordNet
To turn a penny , ∨ To turn an honest penny
- to make a small profit by trade, or the like.
