BREAKTHEICE English Idiom Lexeme

A BREAKTHEICE English Idiom Lexeme is an english verbal idiom that is a social initiation idiom.

• AKA: "Break the Ice", BREAK_THE_ICE, Ice-Breaking Idiom.
• Context:
  • It can typically facilitate English Social Initiation in english awkward situations.
  • It can often appear in English Social Gathering Contexts where english strangers meet.
  • It can frequently involve English Conversation Starters or english social activity.
  • It can generally reduce English Social Anxiety through english tension relief.
  • It can usually precede English Meaningful Interaction in english group settings.
  • It can commonly derive from English Maritime Practice of english ship navigation through english frozen water.
  • It can sometimes be nominalized as "icebreaker" for english activity or english person.
  • It can range from being a Deliberate BREAKTHEICE Action to being a Spontaneous BREAKTHEICE Action, depending on its english intentionality.
  • It can range from being a Verbal BREAKTHEICE Method to being an Activity BREAKTHEICE Method, depending on its english implementation.
  • It can range from being a Formal BREAKTHEICE Context to being a Casual BREAKTHEICE Context, depending on its english setting.
  • It can range from being a Successful BREAKTHEICE Attempt to being an Awkward BREAKTHEICE Attempt, depending on its english outcome.
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• Example(s):
  • "Let me break the ice with a joke."
  • "The game helped break the ice at the party."
  • "Someone needs to break the ice here."
  • "After breaking the ice, everyone relaxed."
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • DROPMEALINE English Idiom Lexeme, which requests future communication.
  • BURNINGBRIDGES English Idiom Lexeme, which destroys social connection.
  • Literal "break the ice" in english winter activity.
  • KEEPINTOUCH English Idiom Lexeme, which maintains existing relationship.
• See: English Verbal Idiom, English Idiom, DROPMEALINE English Idiom Lexeme, English Social Interaction, English Communication Phrase, Idiomatic Expression, KICKTHEBUCKET.

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