Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Break the ice

Make a beginning or start something

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "break the ice" is to make a beginning or start something.

The other options are incorrect.

• "Cool the room for everyone" is not the same as break the ice. Cooling the room does not make a beginning or start something.
• "Arrange for a skating show" is not the same as break the ice. Arranging for a skating show does not make a beginning or start something.
• "Make things available for a party" is not the same as break the ice. Making things available for a party does not make a beginning or start something.

The idiom "break the ice" comes from the idea of breaking the surface of ice to allow people to move around. So, when someone is said to break the ice, it means that they are starting a conversation or activity that will help people to get to know each other. For example, you might say that someone broke the ice at a party by telling a joke.