break the news to (one)

To reveal information to one, often that which is bad or upsetting. Who is going to break the news of the accident to Millie? Your mother is going to be furious if she learns of our engagement from someone else—you have to break the news to her first!

词组	break the news to (one)
释义	break the news to (one) break the news to (one) To reveal information to one, often that which is bad or upsetting. Who is going to break the news of the accident to Millie? Your mother is going to be furious if she learns of our engagement from someone else—you have to break the news to her first! See also: break, news Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: break to break (something) to (someone) break the news go for (something) go for it got go well with go well with (someone or something) have a spill be going begging
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