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break the news
break the news
synonyms
break it to
break it
explain
tell
declare
give out
let slip
report
utter
leak
reveal
divulge
impart
inform
make known
confess
notify
proclaim
announce
disclose
call upon
require
bring to light
command
give facts
state
mention
represent
make public
let cat out of the bag
put before
make plain
put cards on table
come out with
bring out into open
let out
open up
let fall
give away
let in on
unfold
concede
say
let on
recite
fill in
level
publish
give the low-down
order
break the news
definitions
verb
To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.