Related Clues:

• Quirky phrase
• Citadel deployed specific form of language
• "Hit the hay" or "hit the road"
• Local idiom
• Face shock treatment in a manner of speaking
• By the seat of one's pants, e.g
• Man absorbing woman’s artistic style
• "Up the creek" or "down the hatch"
• I'd take one instant to take up jargon
• Set phrase
• "For crying out loud," e.g
• Local form of speech, from new citadel
• 'Piece of cake' or 'easy as pie'
• "When pigs fly," e.g
• ''Cat got your tongue?'' for one