What does “break the news” mean?

to be the first to tell sb some bad news

How is “break the news” used?

In Raising Arizona (1987), one line is: “I'll give you a day to break the news to Ed!”

The clip at the top of this page is from Raising Arizona (1987).

I'll give you a day to break the news to Ed!

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