on+a+level
91Level — Smn Niveau, Rang per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. level. Dessen Ausgangsbedeutung ist Wasserwaage , aus afrz. livel, dieses aus l. lībella f. kleine Waage , einem Diminutivum zu l. lībra f. Waage .… …
92level crossing — level crossings N COUNT A level crossing is a place where a railway line crosses a road. [BRIT] (in AM, use grade crossing, railroad crossing) …
93level with someone — level with (someone) to tell someone the truth. If our leaders don t level with us, we lose faith in our government. Usage notes: usually said about information that may be unpleasant …
94level with — (someone) to tell someone the truth. If our leaders don t level with us, we lose faith in our government. Usage notes: usually said about information that may be unpleasant …
95level best — If you do your level best, you make every possible efforrt to do something as well as you can …
96level playing field — If there s a level playing field everybody is treated equally …
97level crossing — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a place where a railway and a road cross at the same level …
98level down — ● level …
99level stress — level stress, the indication of two primary accents in the pronunciation of a word, usually a compound, as in well to do «WEHL tuh DOO» and home grown «HOHM GROHN». Level stress is usually used to represent stress variation, or a combination of… …
100level something down — ˌlevel sthˈdown derived to make standards, amounts, etc. be of the same low or lower level • Teachers are accused of levelling standards down to suit the needs of less able students. Main entry: ↑levelderived …
