| Idiom/Saying | Explanation |
|---|---|
Autumn years. For example:- I don't like to think I'm getting old. I prefer to think I'm entering the autumn years. |
The later years of a person's life. |
Spring fever. For example:- The students couldn't pay any attention to what I was saying. They were obviously suffering from spring fever. |
To feel restless. (It is thought to be a physiological and psychological shift in the body's response to changing seasons.) |
Full of the joys of spring. For example:- The sun was shining, and even though it was October, I was full of the joys of spring. |
To feel very happy and full of youthful energy. |
| An Indian summer For example:- The summer was really bad this year, so I'm hoping for an Indian summer. |
A period of warm weather which sometimes happens in early autumn |
One swallow doesn't make a summer For example:- After I passed my first exam, my teacher reminded me to keep on working hard. After all, one swallow doesn't make a summer. |
Something that you say which means because one good thing has happened, you cannot be certain that more good things will happen. |
The dead of winter. For example:- He disappeared in the dead of winter: The river was frozen, the streets almost deserted. |
Used to describe the middle of winter, when it is very cold and dark. |