level something against someone—state a charge or criticism against a person:
- He seems to have quite the tendency of leveling accusations against other people based on pure, thin-air speculation.
level something at someone—
1. aim smth., such as a weapon, directly towards smb.:
- In a moment he was up again, swaying unsteadily on his feet, but still trying to level his rifle at me.
2. = level something against someone:
- Both sides have spent much time leveling accusations at each other about political games and endangering the safety of Australians.