Why does native-like fluency still decline for some adult learners, even after mastering individual idiom definitions?

💡 Explanation

Fluency declines because automatic retrieval, a crucial mechanism, fails despite explicit knowledge; this prevents rapid idiom processing. The interference effect inhibits quick access to idiom meaning, therefore slowing down processing, rather than other issues hindering comprehension.

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