Collocations for "leaf"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "leaf" in context.
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leaf
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [dry, withering, healthy, green, dead, fallen, brown, moist] leaves
- [basil, maple, tea, tobacco] leaves
- [pluck, pull] a leaf from the [tree, plant]
- pick leaves off the [stem, stalk]
- kicked up the leaves from the [field, sidewalk, street]
- shake the leaves from a tree
- the fall leaves fell [from, off] the [trees, branches]
- [jump, play] in the pile of leaves
- [rake, remove] leaves from the lawn
- rake the leaves into piles
- the (fall) leaves [crumbled, crunched] under her feet
- add [two] bay leaves to the [stew, sauce, marinade]
- the tree has [lost, shed] its leaves
- [screw on, fit, place, position] the hinge leaf
- idiom: has decided to turn over a new leaf
- UK, idiom: you should take a leaf out of [his, your sister's] book
- [finished, decorated] with [silver, gold] leaf
'leaf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):