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How idioms confound language learners

Idioms are part of daily communication that we often take for granted as readily understood, but when it comes to people who are new to a community, nothing could be further from the truth. (Adobe Images)
Idioms are part of daily communication that we often take for granted as readily understood, but when it comes to people who are new to a community, nothing could be further from the truth. (Adobe Images)

Frank Boers

Expert insight: ‘On the same page’ or lost in translation? How idioms confound language learners

Support needed for new and fluent English speakers to understand expressions

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