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单词 brief against
释义

brief against

phrasal verb
If someone, especially a politician, briefs against another person, he or she tries to harm the other person's reputation by saying something unfavourable about them.
[British]
Ministerial colleagues were briefing against him. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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Examples of 'brief against' in a sentence
brief against

Now they brief against democratically elected ministers for their objection to punishment without trial.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Don't brief against them, just take it.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They never brief against one another; they never fall out in public.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Team psychologists would use information given to them in confidence to brief against athletes with their coaches.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They might not be true - but they show how many people are happy to brief against him.
The Sun (2012)
It was a time when owner would brief against owner, players against manager, managing director against commercial team, journalist against journalist and fan against fan.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the reason why he was briefed against is fascinating, given his new job.
The Sun (2018)
Some of his former cabinet colleagues briefed against his lack of engagement with the detail.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
She has been briefed against, blanked by her managers once she protested, given a false record of her evidence to them, labelled inaccurately a part-timer.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They know that the merest hint of dissent will ensure they are traduced in private and briefed against in public.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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