These were the first ones that popped up in my mind (disclaimer: I'm not a native English speaker):
He threw me the news a month ago.
He flung the news at me a month ago.
He dropped the news on me a month ago.
Thy don't appear on Google, so I suspect they are not grammatical or idiomatic. But I'm looking something along the lines. Any suggestions?
Best Answer
I would use
spring on v. To present or disclose something to someone unexpectedly or suddenly: They sprang the news on all their friends that they were having a baby. The company president sprang on us the plan to lay people off.