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level with someone

Idioms  
  1. Speak frankly and openly to someone, as in His companions advised him to level with the customs inspector. [Colloquial; early 1900s] Also see on the level.


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It isn't insane to entertain the idea that Wohl and Burkman at one point might have had something going at some level with someone at the Paramount Network.

From Salon

“It makes it a lot more enjoyable to do it at the highest level with someone you grew up with, having the same dreams and aspirations as you,” Baker told me recently.

From Washington Post

It’s really kind of a wild experience to empathize on that level with someone who is that depressed.

From New York Times