Lorenzo is from Italy, and he is in New York representing the Italian team at his company’s global conference. A colleague told him to “break a leg” before his session, and Lorenzo was confused why someone would want him to injure himself. This misunderstanding was caused by a lack of what type of equivalence?

A. IDIOMATIC
B. VOCABULARY
C. GRAMMATICAL
D. EXPERIENTIAL


Answer: A. IDIOMATIC

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