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English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Prepositional phrase
on the level
- (idiomatic) Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).
He looks like a used car salesman, but he's really on the level, so you can trust him.
1912 August, Christy Mathewson, “Play Clean Ball”, in Boys' Life, page 7:While I believe that the American people and the players want the game to be on the level, there are two or three things which, it strikes me, are not up to a high standard of honor.
1959, Marc Brody, Low Dive for Lola, page i. 9:"On the level, honey, I have an all-time, big-time need for coffee."
- Synonym of on the square (“discreet reference to freemasonry”).
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “honest, sincere, straightforward”): askew, crooked