on the level

on the level
on the level
honest; straightforward. •

Come on now, on the level, tell me the truth.

Is the ad on the level?

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{adj. phr.}, {informal} Honest and fair; telling the whole truth. * /Our teacher respects the students who are on the level with her./ * /Joyce wondered if the fortune-teller was on the level./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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