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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Which, of course, would put Fabio level with him ahead of Tuesday’s match.
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The budget would keep the spending level with the current fiscal year that ends at the end of the month.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
What is going to be the taxpayer's comfort level with new technology, with AI?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The following evenings will see fleet-footed Mercury draw level with Jupiter, before rising above and away from the gas giant in the night sky as a result of the smaller world's tight orbit around the sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 June 2025
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Jack Lang, New York Times, 16 June 2025
The budget would keep the spending level with the current fiscal year that ends at the end of the month.
—Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
What is going to be the taxpayer's comfort level with new technology, with AI?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The following evenings will see fleet-footed Mercury draw level with Jupiter, before rising above and away from the gas giant in the night sky as a result of the smaller world's tight orbit around the sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 6 June 2025
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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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