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To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.
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break the news — index notify, reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Break the News — Infobox Album Name = Break the News Type = studio Artist = Darin Released = November 22 2006 (Sweden) September 28 2007 (Germany) Recorded = 2006 Genre = Pop Length = 41:02 Label = Sony BMG, EMI Producer = Reviews = Last album = Darin (2005) This … Wikipedia
break the news — tell some information first He is planning to break the news to her about his transfer tomorrow … Idioms and examples
break the news (to somebody) — break the ˈnews (to sb) idiom to be the first to tell sb some bad news Main entry: ↑newsidiom … Useful english dictionary
break the news — American to obtain a confession or other information through violence The victim is made aware of the extent of his predicament: Breaking the news ... and numerous other phrases are employed by the police... as euphemisms to express… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
break the news — to make known new information. Detectives broke the news to Mrs. Allen that her husband s body had been identified. Usage notes: usually said about information that causes sadness or worry … New idioms dictionary
break the news to — give the bad news to , tell someone of unfortunate things … English contemporary dictionary
break the news — Synonyms and related words: air, announce, break it to, breathe, bring word, come out with, confide, confide to, divulgate, divulge, evulgate, give a report, give out, give tidings of, give vent to, inform, let get around, let in on, let out,… … Moby Thesaurus
Break the News — Voir Fausses Nouvelles … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
Break the Spell — Студийный аль … Википедия
