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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They’ve been done at the bureau level with very little notice — actually with no notice to the commissioners. —

Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025 Its now being seen at our local level with weekly papers going away in Chanhassen, Shakopee, Jordan and now Chaska, all at the end of April. —

Bob Roepke, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 This is more of an investment but, depending on your frustration level with the cloudy glasses, installing a water softener could be a worthwhile effort. —

Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 Chrissy Teigen took sheer dressing to the next level with her look at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles. —

Julia Teti, WWD, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for level with