BREAK THE ICE

Hello again everyone. Happy Friday and welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope you are having a good day, and I hope you have had a good week. 

Today we continue with our series of Daily Vitamins about some interesting expressions in English. 

Today's interesting expression is: To break the ice

Meaning: to reduce tension between people when first meeting. 

Sentence 1: Before the meeting started, I made a joke about my always being late, which made everyone laugh. That helped to break the ice.

Sentence 2: At the beginning of the party almost no one was speaking with each other and there was very little interaction. Then I did a get-to-know-you activity which broke the ice. Suddenly the room was full of activity and lots of noise.

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Enjoy the rest of your day and have an excellent weekend!