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brief someone about someone or something and brief someone on someone or something to tell someone a summary with the essential details about someone or something. We need to brief the president about the latest event. I have to brief Michael on the new procedures at work. hold no brief for someone or something not to tolerate someone or something; to be opposed to someone or something. I hold no brief for Wally and his friends. Rachel holds no brief for that kind of thing. See also: hold in brief briefly; concisely. The whole story, in brief, is that Bob failed algebra because he did not study. Please tell me in brief why you want this job. in brief described in a clear and short way This, in brief, was the historical background out of which Zen Buddhism emerged. Related vocabulary: in shortHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The article should be required reading for briefers, as it would surely save a lot of wasted time at meetings. To encourage ownership, we asked briefers to prepare an additional "Local Brief. This is in contrast to his staff briefers, who are "objective sources" on world events. |
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