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. (Unsplash)

Slanguage: The trouble with idioms is that they can leave even fluent English speakers behind

Idioms are an often invisible barrier to understanding and inclusion for second-language speakers because their meanings rely on shared culture as well as language.

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