on the level

短语

诚实的/地, 真实的/地, 公平地, 坦率地, 不耍花招

发音

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释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).

    习语

    He looks like a used car salesman, but he's really on the level, so you can trust him.

  2. 2.

    Synonym of on the square (“discreet reference to freemasonry”).

词源

See the Citations page for examples showing the sense evolution.

来源：wiktionary