break the ice

Example Sentences

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They didn’t start the snowmobile up for fear that just yanking on the starter cord would break the ice underneath their feet.

From Literature

After months of friction between the two countries, the meeting on Friday could break the ice and set the stage for policy negotiations as both presidents navigate pressures from their constituencies.

From Los Angeles Times

There will be close scrutiny on whether Macron and Tebboune seek to break the ice with a phone call, or even a meeting -- possibly at the G20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, where both are expected.

From Barron's

“Next thing you know, they put the other vatos in there and then they put Leonardo in there and we are just like, ‘How should we break the ice?’”

From Los Angeles Times

There was no small talk required to break the ice between these two leaders who have become unlikely friends.

From BBC