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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Brief against
Hi,
That's from The Independent's article:
"At his worst, he shouts at people, threatens them, humiliates them in front of their colleagues and briefs against them behind their backs."
What does the phrasal verb 'brief against' mean here?
Thank you.
That's from The Independent's article:
"At his worst, he shouts at people, threatens them, humiliates them in front of their colleagues and briefs against them behind their backs."
What does the phrasal verb 'brief against' mean here?
Thank you.
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Hello Anon, "To brief against X" is to criticise X in private sessions with journalists, etc. The phrase is mostly used where one member of a political party or other organisation covertly criticises a colleague. e.
- Hello Anon, "To brief against X" is to criticise X in private sessions with journalists, etc.
- The phrase is mostly used where one member of a political party or other organisation covertly criticises a colleague.
- e.
- the journalists will not explicitly reveal who gave them the information).
- Best wishes, MrP
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Hello Anon,
"To brief against X" is to criticise X in private sessions with journalists, etc.
The phrase is mostly used where one member of a political party or other organisation covertly criticises a colleague. The material from such meetings is usually understood to be non-attributable (i.e. the journalists will not explicitly reveal who gave them the information).
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"To brief against X" is to criticise X in private sessions with journalists, etc.
The phrase is mostly used where one member of a political party or other organisation covertly criticises a colleague. The material from such meetings is usually understood to be non-attributable (i.e. the journalists will not explicitly reveal who gave them the information).
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