break the news

idiom

: to tell (someone) bad news
We tried to break the news to her gently.

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Her husband, Ted Sarandos, had to break the news that Avant's 81-year-old mother, philanthropist Jaqueline Avant, had been fatally shot during a home invasion in Beverly Hills. Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 The Hollywood Reporter was first to break the news. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 And just as Cruz warned, Pablo’s suspicions are already at a boiling point when Josie interrupts his morning cigar to break the news: the CIA wants his help to run an op on Los Tigres. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2024 How did the company break the news to its worker bees? Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break the news 

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“Break the news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20the%20news. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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