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broke it to

broke it to is the simple past of break it to.

Meaning of break it to

Verb

break it to (third-person singular simple present breaks it to, present participle breaking it to, simple past broke it to, past participle broken it to)

  1. (idiomatic) To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.
    • Look, I hate to break it to you, but Tim doesn't want anything to do with you anymore.

Questions about broke it to

What is broke it to the simple past of?
Broke it to is the simple past of break it to.

Words near broke it to in the dictionary

  1. broke in
  2. broke into
  3. broke into a run
  4. broke it
  5. broke it down
  6. broke it to
  7. broke loose
  8. broke luck
  9. broke new ground
  10. broke off
  11. broke on

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