Make+brief
11make a meal (out) of (something) — British & Australian to spend more time or energy doing something than is necessary. I only asked her to write a brief summary of the main points but she made a real meal out of it …
12brief — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun report; instructions ADJECTIVE ▪ clear (esp. BrE), detailed, thorough (AmE) ▪ daily (AmE) ▪ news (AmE) ▪ court …
13brief — 01. Let s try to keep this discussion [brief]; everyone is tired, and wants to go home. 02. We stopped driving [briefly] to have something to eat, and then set out again. 03. The singer was on stage at the outdoor concert for only a [brief]… …
14Brief intervention — A Brief intervention is a technique similar to an intervention used to help reduce alcohol misuse. It works in two ways: by getting people to think differently about their alcohol use so that they begin to think about or make changes in their… …
15Brief (law) — A brief (Latin brevis , short) is a written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why the party to the case should prevail. In England and Wales, the phrase refers to the papers given to a… …
16brief — briefer, n. briefness, n. /breef/, adj., briefer, briefest, n., v. adj. 1. lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country. 2. using few words; concise; succinct: a brief report on weather conditions.… …
17brief — brief1 [ brif ] adjective *** 1. ) lasting only for a short time: Idaho experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. a brief visit I have a phone call to make. I ll keep it brief. 2. ) using only a few words: A brief …
18brief — I UK [briːf] / US [brɪf] adjective Word forms brief : adjective brief comparative briefer superlative briefest *** 1) lasting only for a short time Scotland experienced a brief period of population growth during the early nineties. a brief visit… …
19brief — [[t]brif[/t]] adj. brief•er, brief•est, n. v. 1) lasting or taking a short time 2) using few words; concise: a brief report[/ex] 3) abrupt; curt 4) clo scanty: a brief bathing suit[/ex] 5) a short and concise statement or written item 6) law a) a …
20brief*/*/ — [briːf] adj I 1) lasting for only a short time a brief visit[/ex] 2) using only a few words I ll make my comments brief.[/ex] • in brief using as few words as possible, and without many details[/ex] See: briefly II noun [C] brief [briːf] 1)… …
