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The phrase "break the ice" means to do something to make someone you've just met be less nervous and more willing to talk. For example: The teacher made us play a silly game on the first day of class that turned out to be a pretty good ice breaker.
To "break the ice," is to try to make people more comfortable so that they will strike up a conversation or not be so nervous. Usually, people will tell a joke to get the other people laughing, which will relax them.
- Make a start, pave the way, relax a tense or very formal situation!
Break the silence
It means make things less awkward. If you don't know someone particularly well, it might be a bit uncomfortable to start a conversation. Breaking the ice would be making everything less uncomfortable. Like, when teachers might have 'ice breakers' at the beginning of the year, they might have a game or something to get you talking and laughing with your classmates.
From Dictionary.com:
a. to succeed initially; make a beginning. b. to overcome reserve, awkwardness, or formality within a group, as in introducing persons: The chairman broke the ice with his warm and very amusing remarks.
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