Idiom
speak someone's language
Meaning
To speak about concerns, feelings, ideas, etc. which someone understands well and can relate to intimately.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She really speaks my language when she talks about travel.”
“The new manager speaks our language because she worked in this department for ten years.”
“By focusing on the practical challenges of daily life, the author truly speaks the language of his readers.”
Examples
simple
“She really speaks my language when she talks about travel.”
contextual
“The new manager speaks our language because she worked in this department for ten years.”
complex
“By focusing on the practical challenges of daily life, the author truly speaks the language of his readers.”
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