Fill in the blanks in the short story with the most appropriate idiom from the list {"break the ice", "hit the sack", "spill the beans", "once in a blue moon"}. Then, for each idiom you chose, give a brief justification (one sentence) of why it fits the context.

Story: "When the new student arrived, the teacher tried to ___ to make everyone comfortable. Later, after a long day, the student decided to ___ . During the group discussion, someone accidentally ___ about the surprise party. Such events happen ___ ."

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Fill in the blanks in the short story with the most appropriate idiom from the list {"break the ice", "hit the sack", "spill the beans", "once in a blue moon"}. Then, for each idiom you chose, give a brief justification (one sentence) of why it fits the context.

Story: "When the new student arrived, the teacher tried to ___ to make everyone comfortable. Later, after a long day, the student decided to ___ . During the group discussion, someone accidentally ___ about the surprise party. Such events happen ___ ."

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break the ice; hit the sack; spilled the beans; once in a blue moon. Justifications - break the ice: used to ease tension when meeting someone new; hit the sack: to go to sleep after a tiring day; spilled the beans: to reveal a secret unintentionally; once in a blue moon: something that happens very rarely.

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