dead level
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Verily he speaks the truth, with the scores dead level on 8½ apiece.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2015
The Hangover Part II was dead level with the previous weekend, and even Transformers: Dark of the Moon only fell 27% from its monster opening.
From The Guardian • Jul. 12, 2011
Meanwhile Narnia flick Voyage of the Dawn Treader is cruising along steadily with takings up by 30% on the Christmas weekend and dead level with grosses from the 17-19 December weekend.
From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2011
Congressman Vinson, who has always tried to do his level best for Franklin Roosevelt, drawled: "We have done our dead level best to ... be helpful to business recovery."
From Time Magazine Archive
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But their dead level, the level on which I saw them every day, lies high enough for me.
From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)