| Non-literal expression | 22 |
| Native speaker's language | 29 |
| Many a long crossword entry | 27 |
| Locution | 8 |
| Local language, say | 19 |
| Local language | 14 |
| Lingo or dialect | 16 |
| Language oddity | 15 |
| Kick the bucket, for example | 28 |
| Jump the shark, e.g. | 20 |
| Jive or rap | 11 |
| It's not literal | 20 |
| It shouldn't be taken literally | 35 |
| Hit the road, say | 17 |
| Hit the hay, say | 16 |
| Hit the ceiling, say | 20 |
| Hit the ceiling, e.g. | 21 |
| Hard-to-translate phrase | 24 |
| Go for broke, e.g. | 18 |
| Get one's goat, e.g. | 24 |
| For crying out loud, e.g. | 25 |
| Firing on all cylinders, e.g. | 29 |
| Feel blue or see red | 20 |
| Expression that doesn't translate literally | 47 |
| Down in the dumps, e.g. | 23 |
| Dialect of a people | 19 |
| Cut to the chase, say | 21 |
| Confusing phrase for nonnatives | 31 |
| Colorful phrase | 15 |
| Challenge for a nonnative speaker | 33 |
| Cash in one's chips or pay the ultimate price, e.g. | 55 |
| Bit of dialect | 14 |
| Area dialect | 12 |
| "When pigs fly" is one | 32 |
| "Up the creek," e.g. | 30 |
| "Under wraps" is one | 30 |
| "Put two and two together," e.g. | 42 |
| "Pound the pavement" or "break the ice" | 59 |
| "Piece of cake," e.g. | 31 |
| "Lose one's head" or "lose one's shirt" | 67 |
| "Knock it off" or "get it on," e.g. | 55 |
| "Jump the shark," e.g. | 32 |
| "In the raw," "in the red" or "in the running" | 76 |
| "In the doghouse," for one | 36 |
| "Hot to trot" or "cold feet" | 48 |
| "Hang your head," for instance | 40 |
| "Green thumb" or "purple prose" | 51 |
| "Go to the dogs," e.g. | 32 |
| "For one," for one | 28 |
| "Eat crow" is one | 27 |
| "Eat crow," e.g. | 26 |
| "Bite the dust," e.g. | 31 |
| "Beat a dead horse," e.g. | 35 |
| ''Under the weather,'' for instance | 51 |
| ''Fly off the handle,'' e.g. | 44 |
| ''Burn the midnight oil,'' for one | 50 |
| Figures of speech | 17 |
| Manners of speaking | 19 |
| Vernacular phrases | 18 |
| Translator's challenges | 27 |
| Tough phrases for foreigners | 28 |
| They're seldom taken literally | 34 |
| They're not to be taken literally | 37 |
| They're hard to translate | 29 |
| They trip up foreigners | 23 |
| Subject in foreign language class | 33 |
| Speech mannerisms | 17 |
| Some dictionary entries | 23 |
| See red, talk a blue streak, etc. | 33 |
| Regional dialects | 17 |
| Out to lunch and having a bite | 30 |
| Language learner's challenges | 33 |
| Hurdles for language learners | 29 |
| Everyday expressions | 20 |
| Eat crow and talk turkey, e.g. | 30 |
| Distinct styles | 15 |
| Dialects of regions | 19 |
| Dialects of a region | 20 |
| Curry favor and crack a joke, e.g. | 34 |
| Cold feet and hot air | 21 |
| Clever turns of phrases | 23 |
| Characteristic styles | 21 |
| Argots | 6 |
| "Shake a leg" and "break a leg" | 51 |
| "Hang your head" and "eating crow" | 54 |
| "Hands down" and "Talk turkey" | 50 |
| "Hands down" and "eating crow," for two | 59 |
| "Hands down" and "cold feet" | 48 |
| "Elbow grease" and "head honcho" | 52 |
| ''Eat crow'' and ''talk turkey'' | 64 |
| Every driver but you? | 21 |
| Dostoyevsky's "The ___" | 37 |
| Goober | 6 |
| Village figure? | 15 |
| Dostoyevsky novel, with "The" | 39 |
| Dingbat | 7 |
| Blithering fool | 15 |
| Word said with a head slap | 26 |
| Not exactly a brainiac | 22 |
| Vilified villager | 17 |