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Today we have a very nice expression on the level with someone.
on the level are you on the level with me you need to level with me yeah we can use it as a verb too but we'll focus on theatch prepositional phrase to be on the level with someone he is on the level I want you to be on the level what that means, what does level mean?
level means even so for example you are building a house okay now you want the right side of the house and the left side of the house you want them to be the same height right so you have the ground and you want the and you build your house on top of that, the house, the floor needs to be level.
If you put a ball on the right side of the floor and it rolls to the left side, that's not good.
That's not good for house.
You want the house to be level.
You want it to be the same on both sides.
needs, and if somebody is on the level, that means they say the same thing to you as they say to someone else.
So when they talked to their wife, they say this, and when they talk to their best friend, they say the same thing.
And when they talked to their boss, they say the same thing.
Their story never changes.
Because those people are on the level.
So is being on the level, is that a good thing or a bad thing?
It's a good thing. People who are on the level with everyone are not lying.
That's the idea. They're telling the same thing to everybody.
And that's really important.
And, if you listen to the conversation, you'll understand why.
Check it out. You voted for him?
I thought you liked the other guy!
I did! But I just don't think he's on the level with the public.
Huh, are any politicians on the level with us?
Maybe not. But I think this guy's better.
Oh boy, yeah. Now when it comes to politics, are any politicians on the level?
You know they make promises to you and me, but then I'm guessing when they talk to some rich guy or some rich company or even some other country they're probably talking about something else.
Yeah, many politicians I think are probably not on the level with us.
They're probably lying to us.
They're probably telling us something else.
But once again it's not just politicians.
Anybody can do this.
So, if you're talking to somebody and you suspect they might be lying or maybe they told somebody else something else and they're telling you something different, you can say to that person, are you on the level with me?
Are you on the level with me?
Or maybe you want your friend to be honest with somebody else.
You can tell your friend you need to be on the level with him You need to be on the level with him.
It's a great expression It's a very very good expression to be on the level is something that we should be it makes life easier Sometimes honesty is not nice but Lying is much worse Be on the level it is a great expression, and I'm gonna level with you guys I'm gonna be honest with you guys.
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You voted for him. I thought you like the other guy.
Oh, I did, but I just don't think he's on the level with the public.
Are any politicians on the level with us?
Maybe not, but I think this guy's better.
You voted for him. I thought you liked the other guy.
Oh, I did, but I just don't think he's on the level with the public.
Ha, are any politicians on the level with us?
Ehh, maybe not, but I think this guy's better.