on the square vs upfront

on the square

prep
  • A discreet, unassuming reference to freemasonry. 

  • Honest and open. 

upfront

adv
  • beforehand 

  • As an attacker. 

adj
  • Honest, frank and straightforward. 

  • In a forward, leading or frontward position. 

  • Paid in advance. 

verb
  • To bring to the fore; to place up front for consideration 

noun
  • A meeting of network executives with the press and major advertisers, signaling the start of advertising sales for a new season 

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