Something to avoid there, pushing English forward? The very same (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
none other
'the very same' is the definition.
(both are said when confirming a person's identity)
'something to avoid there pushing english forward?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'something' could be 'er' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'er' is present in the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'forward?' could be 'on' and 'on' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
(Other definitions for none other that I've seen before include "Nobody else" , "Just the one" .)