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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Research has consistently linked higher stress and anxiety levels with overactive bladder symptoms.
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Wilson isn’t a finished product, but his high football IQ and ability to finish at the second level with efficiency scream future starting center.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
That’s why Hinch called McKinstry into his office last summer, sat him down and leveled with him.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Frustrated and feeling unable to get their voices heard after nearly six months of a strike to demand more pay and benefits, these eight therapists were taking their protest to the next level with a five-day hunger strike.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025
Wilson isn’t a finished product, but his high football IQ and ability to finish at the second level with efficiency scream future starting center.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
That’s why Hinch called McKinstry into his office last summer, sat him down and leveled with him.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Frustrated and feeling unable to get their voices heard after nearly six months of a strike to demand more pay and benefits, these eight therapists were taking their protest to the next level with a five-day hunger strike.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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