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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He was also charged at the state level with murder, driving under the influence, third-degree assault of an officer, leaving the scene of an accident and several other charges. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024 With her 10th No. 1 album in the U.K., Kylie joins only a handful of acts to reach double figures, drawing level with Coldplay, Queen, Michael Jackson and ABBA. Thomas Smith, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024 All participants completed an online survey, which asked them to rate their satisfaction levels with friends, family, self-esteem, and extraversion. Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 For example, that means leveling with Gen Z about why layoffs were necessary. Nick Rockel, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for level with 

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“Level with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20with. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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