break the news
Reveal important developments
To break the news is to be the first to tell someone about something significant, usually something unwelcome or difficult to hear: I had to break the news that her flight was canceled, Who's going to break the news to Dad?
The phrase implies careful delivery of information that will affect the recipient emotionally.
- tellConvey information verbally
- informGive facts to
- discloseReveal hidden information
- divulgeReveal private information
- spill the beansReveal confidential information
announce · gently · prepare · report · reveal · bombshell · comfort · soften · notify · console · apprise · bearer · scoop · shock · exclusive · headline · empathize · reassure
disclosure vs. concealment
break the newskeep secret
Not reveal information
keep quiet · conceal · keep mum · suppress · cover up