level with

phrasal verb

leveled with or levelled with; leveling with or levelling with; levels with
informal
: to speak honestly to (someone)
He never leveled with his parents about the accident.
Level with me. Why did you do it?

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Bruno Tonioli, meanwhile, leveled with Fishel. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025 There, a dock sits almost level with the crystal-blue water—the same color as the fervedouros—and wooden steps descend into the cool water. Aaron Randolph, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 Once the project has been completed, the project partners intend to further scale the technology and take the path to the next technology maturity levels with the help of an even larger consortium. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025 While the offense continues to perform at a high level with veteran quarterback Joe Flacco leading the way as Joe Burrow rehabs his toe injury, the defense has been setting historically poor marks under first-year defensive coordinator Al Golden. Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for level with

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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

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