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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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ice-breaker

0So when Buddhadeb chose to talk with Madani on his trip to Delhi on Monday, it was the Chief Minister and not the Muslim leader who 00needed a favour.02br
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00“He wanted me to play the 00ice-breaker00, and I assured him that I will go and speak to my people who are there," said Madani after the meeting.02br
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0need a favor: if you help someone you do a favor for them , if someone needs to be helped he/she needs a favor. 02br 02br 00ice-breaker:the-go-between, someone who tries to bring people/couples etc. 0-

— Doll

  • 0need a favor: if you help someone you do a favor for them , if someone needs to be helped he/she needs a favor.
  • 02br 02br 00ice-breaker:the-go-between, someone who tries to bring people/couples etc.
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0need a favor: if you help someone you do a favor for them , if someone needs to be helped he/she needs a favor. 02br
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00ice-breaker:the-go-between, someone who tries to bring people/couples etc. together by talking to them, tendering messages to both sides etc.0-
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0 01b01font00Just a note to add to Doll's good explanation. An ice-breaker can also be an activity to "warm up" the cold feelings among a group of people who don't know each other. That may help, knowing the figurative use of the word.02font02b00 0-
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0 Thank you , Philip an ice-breaker can also be a kind of ship:D(I have just learned) 0-
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01cite10Doll12cite10Thank you , Philip 10an ice-breaker can also be a kind of ship15010(I have just learned)12blockquote
10 01b01font00And it doesn't take much of an imagination to picture what it might look like.02font02b00 010id2
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0 Really?:$sorry. 0-
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01cite10Doll12cite10Really?:$sorry.12blockquote
10 01b01font00No sorry needed. I wasn't criticizing....merely commenting on your acquisition of a new use of the word. My response was an inadequate description of the type of boat. Sorry you misunderstood.02font02b
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11cite20Doll22cite20Really?:$sorry.22blockquote
20 11b11font10No sorry needed. I wasn't criticizing....merely commenting on your acquisition of a new use of the word. My response was an inadequate descriptio
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0 Philip, no need to tell sorry.What you said wasn't rude:D the 01i00sorry 02i00which I used isn't like the sorry in English. 0-
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