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

• put hand in your pocket
• put hand on heart
• put hand on your heart
• put head above the parapet
• put head down
• put head on the block
• put heads together
• put heart and soul into
• put heart and soul into doing something
• put heart and soul into something
• put heart into
• put heart into something
• put house in order
• put ideas into head
• put ideas into someone's head
• put in a good word
• put in a good word for
• put in a good word for someone
• put in a hole
• put in in two penn'orth
• put in in your two penn'orth
• put in mind of
• put in mind of someone
• put in mind of something
• put in motion