on ice

phrase

1

: with every likelihood of being won or accomplished

2

: in reserve or safekeeping

Examples of on ice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ice at a party doesn’t sound revolutionary today (think of how many tons of it that wedding at MSG must’ve used), but on this day in 1850, when waiters appeared carrying bottles of champagne on ice, guests—accustomed to warm wine—were astonished. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Not content with just one homer, Ramos launched a no-doubt, two-run shot in the bottom of the eighth to put the game on ice, a 434-foot blast that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Caissie tacked on a two-run homer in the ninth to put the game on ice. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Bomb Pops remain standard fare on ice cream trucks and are sold at many grocery stores, drug stores and convenience stores. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for on ice

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss