shatter the ice

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English

Etymology

By reapplication of the metaphor used in break the ice.

Verb

shatter the ice (third-person singular simple present shatters the ice, present participle shattering the ice, simple past and past participle shattered the ice)

  1. (usually figurative) To break the ice in a sudden or dramatic fashion.
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