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Jingtian Posted 19 years ago
Hi team, I would like to offer my warmest congratulations for the award you received. William broke the news this morning!
Is the use of "broke the news" in this sentence correct?
Vocabulary
Break the News
break (the) newsThat's the definition of "break (the) news" in Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary. But can it mean "to tell someone about something good"?
to tell someone about something bad which has just happened and which has an effect on them:
I was devastated when the doctor broke the news to me.
Where were you when the news of Kennedy's assassination broke (= became known)?
Hi team, I would like to offer my warmest congratulations for the award you received. William broke the news this morning!
Is the use of "broke the news" in this sentence correct?
Top answer
Yes, that's fine. It's news of signifiance, good or bad. "
- Yes, that's fine.
- It's news of signifiance, good or bad.
- "
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Yes, that's fine. It's news of signifiance, good or bad.
If you want a more casual way to say it, you can "spill the beans."
If you want a more casual way to say it, you can "spill the beans."
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