The matter will be brought before the board at a meeting on Monday.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
bring sth before sb/sth — UK US bring sth before sb/sth Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to arrange for something to be discussed or judged by a court, committee, parliament, etc.: »The matter will be brought before the board at a meeting… … Financial and business terms
bring sth before sth — UK US bring sth before sb/sth Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought) ► to arrange for something to be discussed or judged by a court, committee, parliament, etc.: »The matter will be brought before the board at a meeting… … Financial and business terms
bring somebody before somebody — ˈbring sb/sth before sb derived (formal) to present sb/sth for discussion or judgement • The matter will be brought before the committee. • He was brought before the court and found guilty. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bring something before somebody — ˈbring sb/sth before sb derived (formal) to present sb/sth for discussion or judgement • The matter will be brought before the committee. • He was brought before the court and found guilty. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bring — W1S1 [brıŋ] v past tense and past participle brought [bro:t US bro:t] [T] [: Old English; Origin: bringan] 1.) a) to take something or someone with you to the place where you are now, or to the place you are talking about →↑take ▪ Did you bring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bring something into force — bring sth into ˈforce idiom to cause a law, rule, etc. to start being used • They are hoping to bring the new legislation into force before the end of the year. Main entry: ↑forceidiom … Useful english dictionary
it's just a matter of time (before …) — it s just/only a matter of ˈtime (before…) idiom used to say that sth will definitely happen, although you are not sure when • It s only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. Main entry: ↑matteridiom … Useful english dictionary
it's only a matter of time (before …) — it s just/only a matter of ˈtime (before…) idiom used to say that sth will definitely happen, although you are not sure when • It s only a matter of time before they bring out their own version of the software. Main entry: ↑matteridiom … Useful english dictionary
parliament — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ current, present ▪ new ▪ outgoing ▪ bicameral, unicameral ▪ elected … Collocations dictionary
court — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 law ADJECTIVE ▪ civil, criminal ▪ She should seek damages through the civil courts. ▪ The case will be tried before a criminal court. ▪ The burden of proof is lower in a civil court than a … Collocations dictionary
