shatter the ice
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By extension of the metaphor used in break the ice.
Verb
[edit]shatter the ice (third-person singular simple present shatters the ice, present participle shattering the ice, simple past and past participle shattered the ice)
- (idiomatic, usually figurative) To break the ice in a sudden or dramatic fashion.