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?

Examples of level with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If Tortured Poets debuts at No. 1 later this week, Swift will draw level with Madonna on 12 U.K. leaders. —Lars Brandle, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024

Hayes, a member of the Raising Canes Key City Classic All Tournament Team, has an offer to play basketball at the next level with Kansas State. —Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Apr. 2024

When measuring the flour, spoon it into the cup and level with a knife; do not pack the flour down. —Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 18 Apr. 2024

The path to a professional rugby career began at the grassroots level with the Aztec Warriors club team in Mira Mesa. —Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2024

Eric and Branden have developed a way to work within the social media algorithms and AI to thrive in the space and be able to take their clients' content and messages to the next level with targeted and personalized demographic testing. —Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024

Depending on your skill and comfort level with a horse, choose from private or group excursions that range from one to two hours long. —Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024

Hotel room rates have also increased beyond pre-pandemic levels with at least 1,400 new hotel rooms in the pipeline including the Le Méridien Fort Worth Downtown, which is scheduled to open this spring. —Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024

Sunday’s title drew Staley level with Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer in fourth place on the winningest Division I women’s basketball coaches list with three national championships. —Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024