Both Uses of
broach
in
The Idiot
- The general left the room, and the prince never succeeded in broaching the business which he had on hand, though he had endeavoured to do so four times.†
Chpt 1.3 *
- She hated the idea of it, everyone saw that; and she would probably have liked to quarrel about it with her parents, but pride and modesty prevented her from broaching the subject.†
Chpt 4.6
Definition:
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(broach as in: broached the subject) bring up a topic for discussion - especially an awkward topic