"break it" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: breaks it [present, singular, third-person], breaking it [participle, present], broke it [past], broken it [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|breaks it|breaking it|broke it|broken it}} break it (third-person singular simple present breaks it, present participle breaking it, simple past broke it, past participle broken it)
  1. To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone. Synonyms: break it to, break the news
    Sense id: en-break_it-en-verb-1d~OSR8a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with placeholder "it"

Inflected forms

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