What does break the ice mean?
Idiom Meaning:
discussion to relieve tension or to start conversation
Examples of this Idiom in Movies & TV Shows:
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Time of Scene:
Garrett Breedlove: You’re just going to have to trust me about this one thing. You need a lot of drinks.
Aurora Greenway: To break the ice?
Garrett Breedlove: To kill the bug that you have up your ass.
Batman & Robin (1997)
Time of Scene:
Mr. Freeze: Allow me to break the ice. My name is Freeze. Learn it well, for it’s the chilling sound of your doom.
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Clue (1985)
Time of Scene:
Mrs. Peacock: Well, someone’s got to break the ice, and it might as well be me. I mean, I’m used to being a hostess. It’s part of my husband’s work. And it’s always difficult when a group of new friends meet together for the first time to get acquainted. So I’m perfectly prepared to start the ball rolling. I mean, I have absolutely no idea what we’re doing here. Or what I’m doing here, or what this place is about, but I am determined to enjoy myself. And I’m very intrigued, and, oh my, this soup’s delicious, isn’t it?
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