[Grammar] On, At The Level

[volgo]

Suppose someone is describing some disaster:

"It was a disaster at/on the level of Apocalypse."

Should it be "at" or "on"?

 

[Shoreditch]

Suppose someone is describing some disaster:

"It was a disaster at/onthe level of Apocalypse."

Should it be "at" or "on"?

Neither, I am afraid.

on the level = honest

It was a disaster of apocalyptic proportion(s).

No teacher, no native

 

[5jj]

Neither, I am afraid.

on the level = honest

'On the level of an apocalypse' is fine.

'On the level' can mean 'honest, but it clearly does not in this context.

 

[SoothingDave]

Back in the 90s, we all wondered whether President Clinton's escapades "rise to the level of impeachment."

 

[5jj]

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