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. (BRIT)
Ministerial colleagues were briefing against him.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
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. (BRIT)
Ministerial colleagues were briefing against him.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012