Fall in Love with English! 11 Autumn Phrases to Sound Natural
🍁 Learn 11 fun English phrasal verbs and idioms for autumn! These natural expressions will help you sound more like a native speaker while talking about the fall season.
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🍁 Autumn Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Fall Apart
👉 To break into pieces or stop working emotionally.
🧩 After his dog died, he started to fall apart.
Fall Behind
👉 To not move as fast as others.
🧩 She fell behind in her homework after falling and breaking her arm.
Fall Through
👉 To fail or not happen as planned.
🧩 Our trip to the park fell through because it rained all day.
Fall for Someone or Something
👉 To start liking or loving someone.
🧩 He fell for his best friend.
Fell for It
👉 To be tricked or fooled by someone or something.
🧩 I told my brother there was a spider on his shoulder—he totally fell for it!
Turn Over a New Leaf
👉 To start fresh or change your behavior for the better.
🧩 After summer vacation, she turned over a new leaf and studied harder.
Bundle Up
👉 To put on warm clothes.
🧩 It’s cold outside—bundle up before you go out!
Change Up
👉 To do something in a different way.
🧩 I wanted to change up my English learning, so instead of reading a book I listened to a podcast.
Drift Off
👉 To slowly fall asleep or lose focus.
🧩 Last night, I drifted off while reading by the fire, never making it to bed.
Rake In
👉 To earn a lot of money easily.
🧩 The coffee shop rakes in money during the fall festival.
Rake Up
👉 To collect fallen leaves.
🧩 We raked up the leaves in the yard.
Blow Over
👉 To pass without causing much trouble.
🧩 The storm blew over by morning.
Leaf Through
👉 To look quickly through a book, magazine, or papers.
🧩 I leafed through the magazine while waiting for the bus.