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Idiom: Break It To

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Meanings

To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.

Example: "Look, I hate to break it to you, but Tim doesn't want anything to do with you anymore."

Example Sentences

1
I need to find a way to break it to my parents that I didn't get into the university.
2
He wasn't sure how to break it to his boss that he was quitting the job.
3
She decided to break it to her best friend gently that she couldn't attend the wedding.
4
It's time to break it to him that his favorite restaurant has closed down.
5
I don't know how to break it to my sister that I accidentally broke her favorite vase.

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