Idioms are an integral part of English and if you want to sound natural, it’s essential to learn phrasal verbs.
In this lesson you'll learn idioms related to autumn
1. It drives me nuts – someone makes somebody really annoyed or irritated
- The constant noise of a big city drives me nuts
2. To be nuts about something/somebody – to be very enthusiastic about something/somebody or to like something/somebody
- When my sister was 12 years old, she was nuts about the art of Egypt
3. An old chestnut – a subject, an idea, or a joke that has been repeated so often that it is not funny anymore
- Oh, it’s an old chestnut to say that the dog has eaten your homework
4. To squirrel something away – to hide, keep or store something, especially money to spend them later
- Once I get paid well, I’ll have a chance to squirrel some money away to buy a new car.
5. It’s raining cats and dogs – we usually say it when it downpours or it rains heavily
- We can’t leave the hotel now, as it’s raining cats and dogs
6. A golden handshake – a payment made to an employee when they leave the job as a reward or compensation for very long, good work in the company.
- My father left that company without a golden handshake, although he’s been employed there for 35 years
7. An apple of my eye – the most favorite person or someone you are fond of
- The new colleague doesn’t like me, I am not an apple of her eye
8. Lost in the mists of time – something is forgotten for quite a long time
- My childhood pictures were lost in the mists of time. It was such a pleasure to find them and look through them again
9. To take a leaf out of somebody’s book – to copy somebody/something as it may bring some advantages
- My brother is a very good student. I’d rather take a leaf out of his book and start doing my homework and learn everything by hard.
10. Autumn years – the later years of somebody’s life, especially if the person is in retirement
- My granny is enjoying her autumn years now and she doesn’t miss her job
11. To save something for a rainy day – to put by/save some money for an emergency
- I wish I had a higher salary to be able to save money for a rainy day
12. To turn into a pumpkin – this idiom is used to tell about the time you go back home or go to bed.
- When I was a teenager, my parents didn’t allow me to walk till late hours. I turned into a pumpkin at 8 p.m.
13. To get wind of something – to hear / know a piece of information that somebody was trying to keep secret
- She didn’t want anyone to get wind of her pregnancy.
14. A bad apple – somebody who causes trouble for other people and whose behavior influences negatively on others
- He is a bad apple in our class, so our teacher is always depressed when he sees him enter the gym because he makes others misbehave
15. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree – somebody has similar character trades to his/her parents
- Look at Tom! He is keen on gardening like his grandfather. A perfect example that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
16. Can’t see the wood for the trees – you can’t understand the situation clearly as you’re not into it/involved in it.
- I can’t judge her, because I can’t see the wood for the trees.
17. Shaking like a leaf – means to shake because of cold, being nervous or afraid of something
- Look at you! You’re shaking like a leaf, you’d better put your coat on.
18. The neck of the woods – the place where someone comes from, or the area where you live
- Tell me more about your neck of the woods.
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