HOLD NO BRIEF FOR SB/STH

Meaning of HOLD NO BRIEF FOR SB/STH in English

( BrE , formal ) to not support or be in favour of sb/sth :

I hold no brief for either side in this war.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NO
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SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NO
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HOLD
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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BRIEF — I. ˈbrēf adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English bref, breve, from Middle French brief, bref, from Latin brevis; akin …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
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BRIEF — — briefer , n. — briefness , n. /breef/ , adj., briefer, briefest , n. , v. adj. 1. lasting …
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
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BRIEF — I. ˈbrēf adjective Etymology: Middle English bref, breve, from Anglo-French bref, brief, from Latin brevis; akin to Old High German …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
BRIEF — adv soon; quickly. 2. brief ·adj short in duration. 3. brief ·adj rife; common; prevalent. 4. brief ·adj concise; terse; …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
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BRIEF — [brief] adj [ME bref, breve, fr. MF brief, fr. L brevis; akin to OHG murg short, Gk brachys] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIEF — in law, a document often in the form of a summary or abstract. The term is used primarily in common-law …
Britannica English vocabulary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
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BRIEF — / briːf; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( brief·er , brief·est ) 1. lasting only a …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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BRIEF — I. brief 1 S2 W2 AC /briːf/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: adverb : ↑ briefly ; adjective : …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIEF — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 of short duration. 2 concise in expression. 3 abrupt, brusque (was rather brief with …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIEF — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 of short duration. 2 concise in expression. 3 abrupt, brusque (was rather brief with …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
BRIEF — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. of short duration. 2 concise in expression. 3 abrupt, brusque (was rather brief with …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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BRIEF
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HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BRIEF — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief absence ▪ Everything seemed to have changed during his brief absence. a …
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HOLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BRIEF — See: HOLD A BRIEF FOR, IN BRIEF or IN SHORT or IN A WORD.
Slang English vocab
BRIEF — I. noun report; instructions ADJECTIVE ▪ clear ( esp. BrE ), detailed , thorough ( AmE ) ▪ daily ( …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
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