To break the ice — Synonyms & Antonyms Aptitude Question
To break the ice: What does the idiom 'to break the ice' mean? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Synonyms & Antonyms
- Section: Verbal Ability
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 35 seconds
Question
What does the idiom 'to break the ice' mean?
Options
- To start a conversation
- To end a friendship
- To cause damage
- To work quickly
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. To start a conversation
Worked solution
- To break the ice is to ease the initial awkwardness between people.
- It means to start a conversation.
Answer: To start a conversation.
The idea
Think about where you have heard the phrase used. Its usual setting gives the meaning more reliably than the image does.
Shortcut. The 'ice' is the frosty silence between strangers; an icebreaker game at the start of a session is what gets people talking.
Common trap. "To cause damage" — the literal reading of breaking something; the idiom is about easing awkwardness, not destruction.