break to

break something to someone

to disclose some news or information to someone. (Often said of unpleasant news.) I hate to be the one to break this to you, but there is trouble at home. We broke the bad news to Ken gently.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Young	[jʌn]
Jamal	-	Arabic
Eivind	-	Norwegian
Decima	DEK-i-ma	Ancient Roman
Gauhar	-	Arabic
Sammy	['sæmi]