Verb
break it (third-person singular simple present breaks it, present participle breaking it, simple past broke it, past participle broken it)
To deliver unfortunate or upsetting news to someone.
The weakest link in a chain is the strongest because it can break it. Stanisław Jerzy Lec
Habit is a cable we weave a thread of it every day, and at last we cannot break it. Horace Mann
A wise man once said, Convention is like the shell to the chick, a protection till he is strong enough to break it through. Learned Hand
The butterfly who settles on a branch is afraid that he will break it. Armenian Proverb
Bury truth in a golden coffin, it will break it open. Russian Proverb
Kiss any arm you cannot break, a and pray to God to break it. Styrian Proverb