level playing-field

This page is about the collocation level playing-field

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

a situation that's fair for everyone, or in which everyone has the same opportunities

For example

  • State-funded education helps to create a more level playing-field for our children.

  • The jobs market isn't a level playing-field as long as people with connections have a better chance of finding work.

Note:
Also "level playing field". This collocation is figurative, not literal.

Quick Quiz

Companies aren't competing on a level playing-field if

a. some get government subsidies

b. some make better products

c. some pay higher wages
a) some get government subsidies b) some make better products c) some pay higher wages

Contributor: Matt Errey