break the ice
сломать лёд, заставить расслабиться
Mary's cheerful joke broke the ice and everybody began to enjoy themselves.
Другие идиомы:
- break down (something)
- break into a cold sweat (about something)
- break one's word
- break through
- break even
- break the law
- Break a leg!
- break loose (from someone or something)
- break camp
- break out in (something)
- break up (with someone)
- break off
- break ground for (something)
- break a habit
- break the news (to someone)