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level best
The very best that one can do.
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level up
To progress to the next level of player character stats and abilities. Often used in role-playing games when the character has aquired enough experience points.
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level-headed
Sensible; rational; possessing sound judgment.
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on the level
A discreet reference to freemasonry.
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on the level
Honest, sincere, straightforward.
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on the level
genuine
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way out of a paper bag
A minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such.
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drill down
To examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record.
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quantum mechanics
The branch of physics which studies matter and energy at the level of atoms and other elementary particles, and substitutes probabilistic mechanisms for classical Newtonian ones.
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all-conquering
this is used when you are describing someone or something as better than anyone else. They are at the top level they can be
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beyond one's pay grade
Beyond one's level of authority.
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bush league
A low-ranking or inferior level among groups, professions, organizations, etc.
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catch up
get level with
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even keel
A situation in which the boat is level and balanced for a smooth ride.
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even up
To make even; to make level
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full tilt boogie
At the most extreme level.
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get a handle on
To build or acquire a basic level of understanding or control.
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get by
To subsist; to succeed, survive, or manage, at least at a minimum level.
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get one's foot in the door
To initiate contact or a relationship; to gain access, especially to an entry-level job.
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get the drift
To understand, at least at some basic or general level.
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grass roots
People and society at the local level rather than at the national centre of political activity.
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grease payment
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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hit one's stride
To reach a full level of efficiency, competence, comfort, etc.; to get going.
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in for a dime, in for a dollar
Americanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to sta
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and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry,
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joe job
An uninteresting, low-level, low-paying job.
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lubrication payment
A bribe or extorted money, usually relatively small in amount, provided to a low-level government official or business person, in order to expedite a business decision, shipment, or other transaction, especially in a country where such payments are not unusual.
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nuts and bolts
The basic, inner workings of something; the fundamentals or basics; that which makes something operate, on a basic level.
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off one's game
Performing in any activity below one's usual level; behaving in an irregular, inept, or awkward manner; feeling unwell.
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off one's game
Playing or competing below one's usual level of performance.
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on the line
On a level with the eye of the spectator; said of a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.
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out of one's league
In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others, whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly higher or lower level than one's own.
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over one's head
Performing at a level greatly superior to one's usual level of performance.
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painting rocks
Pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.
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palace politics
The relationships and interactions of top-level officials, advisors and other powerbrokers within a government, especially as involving internal rivalry and intrigue.
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rock bottom
The very lowest possible level.
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soapbox
A crate for packing soap, or, by extension, any inexpensive crude platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it, especially when used for speeches.
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the more things change, the more they stay the same
A proverb making the observation that turbulent changes do not affect reality on a deeper level other than to cement the status quo.
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tin god
An individual that abuses or exceeds his authority over others, frequently in petty ways; for example a low-level manager in situational comedies and other entertainment.
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when it's at home
Plainly; in plain English; when it comes down to it; at it's most basic level.
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