levels with
Comes clean to
To level with someone is to speak honestly and directly, especially when the truth is uncomfortable or has been avoided: Let me level with you—the project is behind schedule.
The phrase implies dropping pretense or evasion to share what you really think or know.
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
- truthAccordance with reality
- comes cleanAdmits wrongdoing openly
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- bare bonesMinimal necessary elements
forthrightness · transparency · cards on the table · disclosure · straightforwardness · confides · vulnerability · open book · honesty · brutal honesty · sincerity · authenticity · straight talk · real talk · no holds barred · understanding · fairness · consistency