kid on the square

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To be joking, but at the same time really mean it

At least he likes historical characters, I kidded on the square. No one laughed so I went to work recruiting other directors.

on the square
Honest and open
on the square
A discreet, unassuming reference to freemasonry
on the square
with a right angle; just, fair
kid on the square

    Turkish pronunciation

    kîd ôn dhi skwer

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkəd ˈôn ᴛʜē ˈskwer/ /ˈkɪd ˈɔːn ðiː ˈskwɛr/

    Etymology

    () Although dating back to the early 20th century, the phrase was popularized by Al Franken in his book Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them when he describes the negative reaction of Paul Wolfowitz to one of his jokes.
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