English Dictionary

break the news

動詞

(transitive with to) To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.

日本語の意味

困難な内容、特に厳しい知らせなどを、相手に最初に伝えること。

I didn't know how to break the news to Emma that her job had been eliminated.

私はエマに、彼女の仕事がなくなったことをどう伝えればいいかわからなかった。

意味（1）

(transitive with to) To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person.

I didn't know how to break the news to her that her best friend had been in a car accident.

breaks the news （ present singular third-person ）

breaking the news （ participle present ）

broke the news （ past ）

broken the news （ participle past ）