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Question
Understand the meaning of the given idiomatic expression and choose the right one to complete the sentence.
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to ______.
Options
the icing on the cake
break the ice
Solution
The conference room was silent though packed. The chairman introduced an interactive session to break the ice.
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