Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

Break the ice

Options:

Make people meeting first time feel uncomfortable

Make people meeting first time feel sad

Make people meeting first time feel more detached

Make people meeting first time feel more comfortable

Correct Answer:

Make people meeting first time feel more comfortable

Explanation:

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "break the ice" is make people meeting first time feel more comfortable.

It is a colloquial expression that means to make people who are meeting for the first time feel more relaxed and at ease with each other. It can be done by making small talk, telling jokes, or sharing common interests.

The other options are incorrect:

  • Make people meeting first time feel uncomfortable: This is the opposite of what the idiom "break the ice" means.
  • Make people meeting first time feel sad: This is not the meaning of the idiom "break the ice."
  • Make people meeting first time feel more detached: This is not the meaning of the idiom "break the ice."