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andrewwai | 11:02 Fri 03rd Sep 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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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. Source: The American Heritage� Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright � 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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