break the news

break the news
(to smb. about smth.)
   ocтopoжнo cooбщить нeпpиятную нoвocть, cмягчaть дуpныe нoвocти
    Usher has asked me to come and see you. Shannon... to break the news. You've been forestalled. Someone had published your work before you (A. J. Cronin)

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  • break the news — index notify, reveal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Break the News — Infobox Album Name = Break the News Type = studio Artist = Darin Released = November 22 2006 (Sweden) September 28 2007 (Germany) Recorded = 2006 Genre = Pop Length = 41:02 Label = Sony BMG, EMI Producer = Reviews = Last album = Darin (2005) This …   Wikipedia

  • break the news — Synonyms and related words: air, announce, break it to, breathe, bring word, come out with, confide, confide to, divulgate, divulge, evulgate, give a report, give out, give tidings of, give vent to, inform, let get around, let in on, let out,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • break the news — verb To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person …   Wiktionary

  • Break the Spell — Студийный аль …   Википедия

  • Break the Ice — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Break the ice Sencillo de Britney Spears del álbum Blackout Lado B Everybody Lanzamiento …   Wikipedia Español

  • Break the Ice — Infobox Single Name = Break the Ice Artist = Britney Spears from Album = Blackout B side = Everybody Released = March 28, 2008 (see release history) Format = Airplay, CD single, digital download, maxi single, 5 single, 12 single Genre =… …   Wikipedia

  • To break the back — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the heart — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the ice — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To break the neck — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English


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