BBC Learning English:Pop! How to use ‘pop’ in spoken English

BBC Learning English:Pop! How to use ‘pop’ in spoken English
Informal English

Okay. So balloons pop. But how can we use “pop” in informal English? That’s what Joao wants to know.
Some people were asking me about “pop in”, and “pop out”
What does it mean?
Good question. We use these verbs all the time in English. So, in spoken English, pop means go somewhere for a short time.
So, if you pop out, you leave the room or building you’re in for a short time.
I’m gonna pop out to get some fresh air.
I feel much better now.
And if you pop in, you go in somewhere for a short time, so a room or a building.
“Cold. I’m gonna pop in and get a coat.
Now I’ve made a much longer video with more of these pop phrases. A word you can use instead of pop, you’ll also learn another use of pop in informal English. So pop to our website right now to find out.