broach

broach (one's) claret

To draw blood, typically in some sort of fight. "Claret" is a type of red wine. A: "Who broached your claret?" B: "Bill punched me in the nose. Can you help me clean up this blood?" Do you challenge me to a fight? Well, I will most certainly broach your claret—I hope you're ready for that!

broach something with someone

and broach something to someone

to mention something to someone; to bring up an idea to someone. I hate to be the one to have to broach this to you, but your trousers are torn. This delicate matter must be broached with Mr. Rogers.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cecilia	sə-SEE-lee-ə (English), sə-SEEL-yə (English), che-CHEE-lyah (Italian), the-THEE-lyah (Spanish), se-SEE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), se-SEEL-yah (Danish, Norwegian), SE-see-lee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Dutch, German
Valerianus	-	Ancient Roman
Debra	['debrə]
Rhiannon	hri-AN-ahn (Welsh), ree-AN-ən (English), REE-ən-ən (English)	Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology
Chadwick	['tʃædwik]
Lazaros	-	Biblical Greek