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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Elsewhere, the Grierson Trust is this year celebrating 35 female directors landing noms, almost level with men on 42.
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As the joint-highest goalscorer in the Champions League (13, level with Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy), and La Liga’s official player of the season, he could even be forgiven for storming into the comments to argue for a higher ranking here.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Essence, 25 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the Grierson Trust is this year celebrating 35 female directors landing noms, almost level with men on 42.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Fitzgerald is one of two freshmen at the FBS level with multiple interceptions so far this season, along with Akron linebacker Markus Boswell.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
As the joint-highest goalscorer in the Champions League (13, level with Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy), and La Liga’s official player of the season, he could even be forgiven for storming into the comments to argue for a higher ranking here.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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