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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Research has consistently linked higher stress and anxiety levels with overactive bladder symptoms. Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Wilson isn’t a finished product, but his high football IQ and ability to finish at the second level with efficiency scream future starting center. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 That’s why Hinch called McKinstry into his office last summer, sat him down and leveled with him. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025 Frustrated and feeling unable to get their voices heard after nearly six months of a strike to demand more pay and benefits, these eight therapists were taking their protest to the next level with a five-day hunger strike. Katia Riddle, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025 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 27 Apr. 2025.

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