- broke the ice
- get past the uncomfortable feeling that exists between people who don't know each other
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
broke the ice
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break the ice — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To conquer the first difficulties in starting a conversation, getting a party going, or making an acquaintance. * /To break the ice Ted spoke of his interest in mountain climbing, and they soon had a conversation going./… … Dictionary of American idioms
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