About this episode

This episode teaches various phrases that include the word 'thing'.

What's the next big thing, and what's a thing of the past? Learn these 'thing' phrases and more here. TRANSCRIPT Find a free transcript for this episode and more programmes to help you with your English at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/s5english_in_a_minute FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/followus LIKE PODCASTS? Try some of our other popular podcasts including: ✔️ Learning Easy English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ 6 Minute English They're all available by searching in your podcast app.

Topics covered

• language learning
• phrases
• English vocabulary
• idiomatic expressions
• education

Keywords

• thing phrases
• English
• vocabulary
• learning
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

Books & works: 6 Minute Vocabulary, English in a Minute

More episodes of 6 Minute Vocabulary

• English in a Minute: Phrases with 'end' · April 29, 2026 · 1 min
• English in a Minute: Phrases with fire Learning English Vocabulary · April 27, 2026 · 2 min
• English in a Minute: Phrases with hat · April 20, 2026 · 1 min
• Prefixes: dys- de- dis- · April 13, 2026 · 6 min
• English in a Minute: Phrases with 'money' · April 9, 2026 · 1 min
• Ordinal numbers · April 7, 2026 · 6 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the 6 Minute Vocabulary podcast page.