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
Dike	-	Greek Mythology
Hailee	HAY-lee	English (Modern)
Lech	LEKH (Polish)	Polish, Slavic Mythology
Eleonoora	E-le-o-no:-rah	Finnish (Rare)
Apollonia	-	Ancient Greek, Italian
Zigor	-	Basque