Society
level the playing field
make conditions fairer
To make a situation fairer by giving everyone a more equal chance to succeed.
Hear it in real life
Why should the company offer flexible hours?
It could level the playing field for parents.
Free internet access could level the playing field for students from poorer families.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: level the play field
Say: level the playing field
The fixed expression includes the adjective "playing" before "field."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
level the playing field for someone; help level the playing field
Your turn: say it out loud
Free internet access could level the playing field for students from poorer families.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
level the playing field
make conditions fairer
“Free internet access could level the playing field for students from poorer families.”
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