Possible Clues:

• Form or variety of language
• Going to the dogs, e.g.
• There's really nothing in the Midi back there in a manner of speaking
• Unintuitive thing for language learners
• Did I omit to include phrase?
• An expression of how I had ten thousand
• ''Cat got your tongue?'' e.g.
• Form of linguistic expression
• "Jump the shark," e.g.
• Go for broke, e.g.