break the news

break the news
   American
   to obtain a confession or other information through violence
   The victim is made aware of the extent of his predicament:
    'Breaking the news'... and numerous other phrases are employed by the police... as euphemisms to express how they compel reluctant prisoners to refresh their memories. (Lavine, 1930)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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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 — tell some information first He is planning to break the news to her about his transfer tomorrow …   Idioms and examples

  • break the news (to somebody) — break the ˈnews (to sb) idiom to be the first to tell sb some bad news Main entry: ↑newsidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • break the news — to make known new information. Detectives broke the news to Mrs. Allen that her husband s body had been identified. Usage notes: usually said about information that causes sadness or worry …   New idioms dictionary

  • break the news to — give the bad news to , tell someone of unfortunate things …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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

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