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

• do best
• do bidding
• do bit
• do by halves
• do credit to
• do credit to someone
• do damnedest
• do dirt
• do dirty work
• do double duty
• do double duty as
• do double duty as something
• do double duty for
• do double duty for something
• do duty as
• do duty as something
• do duty for
• do duty for something
• dog and pony show
• dog days
• dog-eat-dog
• dog eat dog
• dog in the manger
• dog-in-the-manger
• dog's breakfast