break it to (English, verb)
expansion: break it to (third-person singular simple present breaks it to, present participle breaking it to, simple past broke it to, past participle broken it to)
Senses:
glosses: To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: breaks it to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: breaking it to
tags: participle
present
form: broke it to
tags: past
form: broken it to
tags: participle
past
form: break it
tags: alternative
form: break the news
tags: alternative