{"id":12102,"date":"2025-09-24T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=12102"},"modified":"2025-09-22T06:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:20:36","slug":"autumn-idioms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/","title":{"rendered":"English Idioms for Autumn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#English_Fall_Idioms\" >English Fall Idioms<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Ripe_for_the_picking\" >Ripe for the picking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#The_apple_of_ones_eye\" >The apple of one&#8217;s eye\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#A_bad_apple\" >A bad apple<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Nuts_about_somethingsomeone\" >Nuts about (something\/someone)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Squirrel_something_away\" >Squirrel something away&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Reap_what_you_sow\" >Reap what you sow\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Old_chestnut\" >Old chestnut\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Pumpkin\" >Pumpkin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Cornucopia\" >Cornucopia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#In_the_autumn_of_ones_life\" >In the autumn of one&#8217;s life\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Bonus_Fall_Weather_Vocabulary\" >Bonus: Fall Weather Vocabulary<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Nippy\" >Nippy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Crisp_Brisk\" >Crisp \/ Brisk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Foliage\" >Foliage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/autumn-idioms\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The temperature's cooling down and the days are getting shorter. That means fall (or autumn) is here again! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you prepare for the season, this article will introduce some common English idioms related to autumn along with useful example sentences. Let's go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"English_Fall_Idioms\"><\/span><strong>English Fall Idioms<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034547\/autumn_fall_idioms_1-1024x708.jpg\" alt=\"A barrel of apples harvested in the fall\" class=\"wp-image-12113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034547\/autumn_fall_idioms_1-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034547\/autumn_fall_idioms_1-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034547\/autumn_fall_idioms_1-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ripe_for_the_picking\"><\/span><strong>Ripe for the picking<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Because fall is the time of <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/harvest\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAAAX2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">harvest<\/a>, there are many fall idioms related to food.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, \"ripe\" describes fruit or grain that's mature and ready to be eaten.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>These bananas aren't quite <strong>ripe<\/strong> yet.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, we use the idiom \"ripe for the picking\" to describe anything that is ready to be used or acted on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>There's a whole new market of potential customers <strong>ripe for the picking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_apple_of_ones_eye\"><\/span><strong>The apple of one&#8217;s eye<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apples are a common symbol of autumn. Someone who is the \"apple of your eye\" is a very special and important person to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My son is <strong>the apple of my eye<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_bad_apple\"><\/span><strong>A bad apple<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Just like all apples aren't good to eat, there are bad people mixed in with good ones.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We call these kinds of people, who are likely to have a negative influence on the people around them, \"bad apples.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Most of the neighborhood kids are nice, but there are a few <strong>bad apples<\/strong> too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nuts_about_somethingsomeone\"><\/span><strong>Nuts about (something\/someone)<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuts are tasty treats people often enjoy in the fall, but \"nuts\" is also an adjective that means \"crazy.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Are you <strong>nuts<\/strong>?! You can't lift that heavy sofa by yourself!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the idiom \"nuts about ~\" means being very enthusiastic about someone or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Sam is <strong>nuts about<\/strong> hiking and rock climbing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My  daughters are <strong>nuts about<\/strong> their favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/kpop_your_idol_lyrics\/\">K-pop group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Squirrel_something_away\"><\/span><strong>Squirrel something away<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A squirrel eating a nut\" class=\"wp-image-12110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034226\/autumn_fall_idioms_2-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you \"squirrel something away,\" you hide it or keep it someplace safe so you can use it later \u2014\u00a0just like squirrels hide nuts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I've been <strong>squirreling<\/strong> some money <strong>away<\/strong> each month to save for a vacation next year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reap_what_you_sow\"><\/span><strong>Reap what you sow<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Sow\" means \"to plant (a seed),\" and \"reap\" means \"to collect what has grown.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We put the two together in the expression \"reap what you sow\" to talk about the consequences or results of one's actions in the past. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This idiom is often used as a warning or with a negative nuance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It's important to always be fair in business; <strong>you reap what you sow<\/strong>, you know.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The politician's early scandals eventually ruined his career, but<strong> you reap what you sow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Old_chestnut\"><\/span><strong>Old chestnut<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to nuts from a particular type of tree, a \"chestnut\" can also be an old story or joke that has been told many times in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>John tells the same <strong>old chestnuts<\/strong> at the holiday party every year.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pumpkin\"><\/span><strong>Pumpkin<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Pumpkins are common in fall foods and decorations, especially around <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/5-halloween-words-you-can-use-all-year-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Halloween<\/a>. But did you know that \"pumpkin\" is also a \"pet name\" some people use for their romantic partners?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Happy birthday, <strong>pumpkin<\/strong>. I got a special gift for you.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cornucopia\"><\/span><strong>Cornucopia<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034243\/autumn_fall_idioms_5-1024x677.jpg\" alt=\"Bread, wine and various fruits displayed with a cornucopia, representing plenty of the fall harvest season\" class=\"wp-image-12111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034243\/autumn_fall_idioms_5-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034243\/autumn_fall_idioms_5-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034243\/autumn_fall_idioms_5-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A \"cornucopia\" is a horn-shaped container full of things like fruits, vegetables and flowers. This symbolizes <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/abundance\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACEDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">abundance<\/a> and a full harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, we also use this word in other contexts to refer to having plenty of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The weekly writer's club meeting is a <strong>cornucopia<\/strong> of ideas and inspiration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_autumn_of_ones_life\"><\/span><strong>In the autumn of one&#8217;s life<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This expression refers to the later years of one's life, after middle age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Although she's<strong> in the autumn of her life<\/strong>, my aunt is just as active as people 20 years younger than her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bonus_Fall_Weather_Vocabulary\"><\/span><strong>Bonus: Fall Weather Vocabulary<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nippy\"><\/span><strong>Nippy<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Fall is when the weather gets cool \u2014&nbsp;but it's not quite <em>cold<\/em> yet. \"Nippy\" is a common casual adjective to describe weather like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It's going to be a bit <strong>nippy<\/strong> today, so be sure to bring a light jacket.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crisp_Brisk\"><\/span><strong>Crisp \/ Brisk<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A white dog on a crisp autumn day\" class=\"wp-image-12112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/09\/22034450\/autumn_fall_idioms_4-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These two adjectives are similar to \"nippy,\" but also include the nuance of freshness.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The weather today is <strong>crisp<\/strong> and refreshing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Brisk\" is often used specifically to describe the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>I went for a walk in the park this morning to enjoy the <strong>brisk<\/strong> autumn breeze.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Foliage\"><\/span><strong>Foliage<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We use \"foliage\" to describe trees, bushes and other plants that have changed color in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>This hiking trial is an amazing place to see the fall <strong>foliage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Summer may be over, but it's never too late to improve your English!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you'd like to practice using any of these fall idioms in a real conversation, book a <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">25-minute English lesson<\/a> on Engoo. 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