hold no brief for (someone or something)

To be unable or unwilling to tolerate or support someone or something. The senator has stated numerous times that he holds no brief for the "rights" of big corporations. The boss holds no brief for slackers.

See also: brief, hold, no

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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: brief, hold, no

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

hold no brief for

Refuse to support, dislike, as in I hold no brief for liars. This term is a negative version of the legal expression hold a brief for, meaning "to support or defend a position by argument." The noun brief has been used in this way since the 1200s.

See also: brief, hold, no

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

hold no brief for something

BRITISH, FORMAL

If you hold no brief for a person, organization, activity or belief, you do not support them or respect them. This newspaper holds no special brief for a committee that has done nothing to distinguish itself in the past. He holds no brief for formal education. Note: In law, a brief is all the papers relating to a particular client's case that are collected by the client's solicitor and given to the barrister who will represent them in court.

hold no brief for

not support or argue in favour of.

The brief referred to is the summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court.

See also: brief, hold, no

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

hold no ˈbrief for somebody/something

(formal) not be in favour of or not support somebody/something, for example a cause, an idea, etc: I hold no brief for long prison sentences but this terrible crime really deserves one.

Brief in this expression is the summary of facts and legal points in a case that is given to a lawyer to argue in a court. If a lawyer ‘holds no brief for’ a person, company, etc. this is not one of their clients/cases.

See also: brief, hold, no, somebody, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

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hold no brief for somebody/something
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not bear the sight of (someone or something)
not stand the sight of (someone or something)
tough love
stuck with (someone or something)
not have (any of) it
not have it

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释义	hold no brief for (someone or something) hold no brief for (someone or something) To be unable or unwilling to tolerate or support someone or something. The senator has stated numerous times that he holds no brief for the "rights" of big corporations. The boss holds no brief for slackers. See also: brief, hold, no Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. 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: brief, hold, no McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. hold no brief for Refuse to support, dislike, as in I hold no brief for liars. This term is a negative version of the legal expression hold a brief for, meaning "to support or defend a position by argument." The noun brief has been used in this way since the 1200s. See also: brief, hold, no The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. hold no brief for something BRITISH, FORMAL If you hold no brief for a person, organization, activity or belief, you do not support them or respect them. This newspaper holds no special brief for a committee that has done nothing to distinguish itself in the past. He holds no brief for formal education. Note: In law, a brief is all the papers relating to a particular client's case that are collected by the client's solicitor and given to the barrister who will represent them in court. See also: brief, hold, no, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. hold no brief for not support or argue in favour of. The brief referred to is the summary of the facts and legal points in a case given to a barrister to argue in court. See also: brief, hold, no Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary hold no ˈbrief for somebody/something (formal) not be in favour of or not support somebody/something, for example a cause, an idea, etc: I hold no brief for long prison sentences but this terrible crime really deserves one. Brief in this expression is the summary of facts and legal points in a case that is given to a lawyer to argue in a court. If a lawyer ‘holds no brief for’ a person, company, etc. this is not one of their clients/cases. See also: brief, hold, no, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: hold no brief for hold no brief for somebody/something hold no brief for something hold no brief for, to not bear the sight of (someone or something) not stand the sight of (someone or something) tough love stuck with (someone or something) not have (any of) it not have it
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