The English We Speak: Drop

Learning English Conversations

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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An expression meaning something exciting like a song or TV show is released. Learn it here.

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to Learning English Conversations.
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0:14.0	Just search BBC Learning English newsletter or follow the link in the notes for this program.
0:20.1	Hello and welcome to the English We Speak,
0:23.2	where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers
0:26.8	so that you can use them as well.
0:29.4	I'm Fifei.
0:30.1	And I'm Beth.
0:31.6	Fife, are you okay?
0:33.0	I am.
0:33.6	I just found out that a song I've been waiting to hear has just dropped.
0:39.1	I really need to go and listen to it.
0:41.2	Dropped?
0:42.0	Well, you'll know dropped, but can I just check you don't mean a song has just dropped on the floor?
0:47.8	No.
0:48.6	In this context, dropped means something has been released.
0:53.3	It's a singer I love and they've been teasing this song,
0:56.1	but I didn't know it was coming out today.
0:58.8	Ah, you didn't know it was dropping today.
1:01.5	So we can use drop for something new and exciting.
1:04.8	And it's not just songs that drop.
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