break the news
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[edit]break the news (third-person singular simple present breaks the news, present participle breaking the news, simple past broke the news, past participle broken the news)
- (transitive with to) To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
- I didn't know how to break the news to her that her best friend had been in a car accident.
Translations
[edit]to inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person
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