(Not a conspiracy nut) Have Masonic terms made it into our idioms?

by samlir

We say something like Bob is "on the level" or this deal is "fair and square" are these Masonic terms that made it to the general public or just people drawing from construction analogies independently?

Searocksandtrees

this may be worth x-posting to the gang in /r/etymology

llightreader

Conspiracy is fine to acknowledge in a historical context. It's discussion of contemporary political conspiracy that's forbidden.