Word Study
break the news
THESAURUS
break the news
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, make known, out with, publish, rehearse, relate, report, reveal, rumor, tell, utter, vent, ventilate, write upFor further exploring for "break the news" in Webster Dictionary Online