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broken it to

broken it to is the past participle 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 broken it to

What is broken it to the past participle of?
Broken it to is the past participle of break it to.

Words near broken it to in the dictionary

  1. broken in
  2. broken into
  3. broken into a run
  4. broken it
  5. broken it down
  6. broken it to
  7. broken loose
  8. broken luck
  9. broken man
  10. broken men
  11. broken number

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