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I'm curious how everyone feels about idioms. Do you like to teach them? Do you like to use them in dialogues, as part of the target language, etc.?

I have a real hard time with idioms, because they are often so culture and age specific. They're the hardest part of language learning, and can make the student sound less fluent than he/she really is when used incorrectly. I always advise my students to understand idioms, but to be very cautious in using them.