break the ice

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.

“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?’”

The U.S. government no longer sends American orchestras to break the ice in places where talk does little, or to simply share culture with no need for politics to get in the way.

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

“One thing that really helps people break the ice is a lot of times people are really generous with their supplies,” Hansen said.