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UI Post-UTME Use of English 2012 Question 5

Question 5

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or words in italics: For the quarrel to end, one of the adversaries must be the first to break the ice

  1. A.melt the frozen relationship
  2. B.start the process of reconciliation
  3. C.settle the quarrel
  4. D.remove the ice between them
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (start the process of reconciliation)

Explanation

To break the ice is to make the first move to ease tension, here to begin reconciliation.