27 Sayings About Fall: Natural English, Better Speaking!

What does it mean when someone is in their autumn years? It means they are an older person. How about when we feel under the weather? That means we feel unwell! Today we will uncover 27 fun sayings about fall to practice English with. Use these phrases to improve your English conversation skills! Not only that, but we will also check out some:

Fall Idiom sentences
Fall questions for conversation practice

Sayings about fall

Here are the first 10 sayings about fall, along with their meanings.

Sayings about fall	Meanings
1. Autumn years	The first of our fall sayings means we are getting older and becoming elderly.
2. Feel under the weather	This fall saying means to feel unwell.
3. Fall into	This autumn expression means something drops into a container of some kind. Also, it can mean we start something new without intending to, or it happens so easily.
4. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree	The 4th of our fall sayings means that a child has really similar attributes or qualities to their parents.
5. Drive you nuts	The 5th of our fall sayings is said when something makes us irritated or angry. It can also be used with other pronouns, for instance: it drives me nuts, drives her nuts, drives him nuts, drives us nuts, and drives them nuts! Lots!
6. Neck of the woods	An area, usually someone’s local area.
7. A cool reception	Means someone or a group received an unfriendly welcome to a place.
8. Reap the harvest	This autumn expression means to receive a benefit or negative consequence from our previous actions, or the actions of someone associated with us.
9. Squirrel away	Squirrel away means to save money or other things of value, for use at a potential later date.
10. Fall out	There are two main meanings to this idiom. The first means to physically drop from a position, like falling out of a tree. The second means to have a disagreement with someone.

Try to make sentences with each of these sayings about the autumn!

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Sayings about fall: part 2

Here are the next lot of sayings about fall. After this, we will look at some example sentences using them all so that you can see how they are used in natural speech.

Autumn sayings	Meanings
11. Extend an olive branch	Extending an olive branch means to make a gesture toward peace, or the resolution of conflict.
12. Save for a rainy day	To save money or items for a time when you need them more than now.
13. Get wind of something	This English idiom means that we hear a rumor or find out the truth of something, usually a secret.
14. The smell of autumn	Very simply, it means the air smells like autumn. Not strictly an idiom, but an expression used similarly to the smell of winter and the smell of spring+summer.
15. Shaking like a leaf	This common English phrase means that someone is extremely nervous or afraid. They are shaking because of it.
16. Turn into a pumpkin	This is a figurative idiom that refers to a curfew approaching. If we do not return home in time, we may turn into a pumpkin. It is related to the story of Cinderella.
17. Going out on a limb/on a limb	This means you vouch for someone, even though it is risky. It also means that you take a risk by giving an opinion that is unpopular.
18. Autumn leaves	Not exactly an idiom, but something people say when they see leaves that are brown to red, due to the season.
19. Autumn of life	We use the phrase autumn of life to refer to somebody. That somebody is a senior citizen, meaning they are elderly or getting older.
20. Fall off	Fall off means that something drops down off a table or shelf, or something similar.
21. Fall apart	This expression means that something starts to disintegrate.
22. Fall into the wrong hands	This means that an item was found by someone it was not intended for.
23. Fall short	This means that something did not achieve its goal, it was disappointing.
24. Fall asleep	This expression means to enter a phase of sleep.
25. Fall for somebody	This fall saying means to fall in love with someone, or at least to become very attracted to someone.
26. Fall through	This idiom is used when plans do not materialize.
27. Fall about laughing	Another fairly common addition to our fall sayings, this just means that a person or people found something exceptionally funny, and therefore began to laugh energetically!

Use these autumn sayings to make your own sentences or questions

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Fall Idioms: let’s make some sentences!

As you have seen, we have looked at 27 fall idioms & expressions related to this wonderful season…now let’s look at some example sentences using them – as this is what we do here at Natural English Central! Read and repeat them all!

Charles is in his autumn years now. He retired from work many years ago.
I have been feeling a little under the weather lately. I need to take a holiday!
Olivia fell into her new role in Canada. ( a job)
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with James. He acts just like his father does.
That supermarket theme song must drive you nuts. It plays all day, every day!
If you ever come to my neck of the woods, I will happily show you around.
The ambassador received a cool reception, due to his country’s actions.
Jack will reap the harvest of his hard work in the garden this year. He will get loads of fruit and vegetables.
Mrs. Jenkins squirreled away a small fortune and left it to her son and daughter.
I sometimes fall out with my husband, but we get along well most of the time!

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Fall Idioms part 2: let’s make some more sentences!

Here are these second lot of sentences that feature fall-related expressions. Keep reading and saying them out loud, you’re doing super!

Levi should extend an olive branch to his sister, Amelia. The falling out was mostly his fault after all.
I am going to save my bonus for a rainy day.
Jackson told a lie to his mother, but she will get wind of it sooner or later.
The smell of autumn is with us already, and it is only September, still!
Isabella was shaking like a leaf before her dance performance, but she soon relaxed once she started dancing.

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Remember, Ava, be home by 5 pm otherwise you will turn into a pumpkin!
I am going out on a limb here, but I think we should fire Tony. He is useless, in my opinion!
Have you seen the autumn leaves this year? They are stunning!
In the autumn of his life, Terrence moved into a retirement home so that he wouldn’t have to look after his house anymore.
The book fell off the shelf
The quiche I made fell apart when I moved it. I guess I’m not such a great cook after all.
My sunglasses fell into the wrong hands. My baby broke them!
The company’s profits fell short of the forecast.
I fell asleep early last night.
Emma fell for Michael because he was such a nice person.
Our beach plans for summer vacation fell through because of the poor weather.
Everybody fell about laughing when the dog fell into the sink! Luckily he was OK.

Fall Questions

Here are some questions that you can use for English conversation practice. They use some of the sayings about fall that we have looked at today. I think it would be useful for you to first read the question out, and then answer in full sentences. If you are unsure, just use your imagination!

Have you ever had to extend an olive branch to someone? What happened?
Do you save money for a rainy day? Why or why not?
How do you usually get wind of news at school or work?
Have you ever felt like you were shaking like a leaf before a big test or job interview?
Have you ever gone out on a limb for a friend? What did you do?
Have you ever experienced the smell of autumn?
When was the last time you felt like you were falling short of your goals?
Have you ever seen autumn leaves that were really colorful? Where?
Can you think of a time when a plan fell through? What happened?
What do you usually do if something falls off a table or shelf at home?
How do you feel when something you’re working on starts to fall apart?
What’s something you would be worried about if it fell into the wrong hands?
What makes you laugh so hard that you fall about laughing?

Sayings about fall: not only to be used in the autumn!

I hope you have enjoyed today’s sayings about fall, and realized that they are able to be used not only during the fall, but any time! Take for instance reap the harvest. We can use this idiom any time we would like to explain that someone can experience the benefits of their hard word. Similarly, we can use feel under the weather to describe someone being a bit ill, even if it is summer or spring! The same goes for many of these sayings. Thanks for reading today!