fair and square vs lying

fair and square

adv
  • In all fairness; equitably. 

  • Within the applicable rules. 

  • Totally fairly and undoubtedly. 

lying

adj
  • Tending to tell lies, untruthful, mendacious 

noun
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground. 

  • An act of telling a lie or falsehood. 

How often have the words fair and square and lying occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )