Possible Clues:

• Man led by instinctive force, in a manner of speaking
• Dictator given order shows a particular expression
• In a manner of speaking, I hadten thousand
• Feel blue or see red
• Wally wastes time on masculine mode of expression
• Get one's goat, e.g
• Moron's tail replaced by moron's head, in a manner of speaking
• Expression that's foolish -- 'Time is money'
• Saying specific to a certain language
• 'Bring home the bacon,' e.g