break it/the news to sb to tell someone about something unpleasant that will affect or upset them 告诉某人会影响或使他们不安的不愉快的事情；把不好的消息告诉… Come on, what happened? Break it to me gently (= in a kind way). 究竟发生了什么事?好好地告诉我吧。 I didn't want to be the one to break the news to him. 我可不想把这种消息告诉他。