break the silence
verbDefinitions
To start talking in a conversation after a period where nobody speaks.
- Both men waited for the captain to make a decision. Finally, Dean broke the silence. “We need to know what to do, Captain! Before we sink!”
- Words, like violence, / Break the silence / Come crashing in, / Into my little world
To state an opinion on a subject that has been taboo for a period of time.
- The Free Tibet campaign is calling on world leaders to break the silence, claiming they "continue to refrain from publicly speaking out for Tibet".
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA