break it to

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break it to (third-person singular simple present breaks it to, present participle breaking it to, simple past broke it to, past participle broken it to)

  1. (idiomatic) To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.
    Look, I hate to break it to you, but Tim doesn't want anything to do with you anymore.