From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe on the levelbe on the levelinformalHONEST to be honest and legal This is all on the level, right? → level
Examples from the Corpus
be on the level• But he will have to persuade the Democrats that he is on the level before he can get very far.• He was obviously satisfied that I was on the level and reserved two birds on the spot, £35 each.• It was on the level tonight.• Do you think his offer is on the level?• For those afflicted with the notion that national politics is on the level and two-dimensional, the following yarn is logical.• You're the only person mixed up in this business whom I believe to be on the level. 