Re: Correcting mistakes
Hello everybody,
At the first I want to thank you for your help and to apologize before
Harut for that I didn't answered - but now I'am having some problems with my
mail and I'am receiving only a part of the messages.
I met origin of a old expression:
BREAK THE ICE
"Pierre was very shy when he met Cindy. He didn't know how to break the
ice".
Meaning: to overcome the first awkward difficulties in a social situation by
a friendly gesture; to ease the nervousness in a situation.
Origin: As early as the late 1500s and early 1600s, writers like Shakespeare
were using this expression. It originally came from navigation through
waterways frozen over with ice. Special boats had to break through the ice,
clearing the way before any ships could sail. The meaning was transferred to
getting a conversation started or making an acquaintance. "Ice" in this
idiom represents a cold or awkward feeling among people, especially
strangers.
Andrew.
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