make a beeline for something

make a beeline for (someone or something)

To head directly and quickly toward something or some place. I knew the boss was angry, so when I saw her come in, I made a beeline for the break room. Every day when I come home from work, my toddler makes a beeline for me—it's just the cutest thing.

make a beeline for something

If you make a beeline for something, you go straight to it without any hesitation or delay. The boys headed for computer games while the girls made a beeline for the dolls. I made a beeline for the exit. Note: People use to think that bees, having collected the pollen (= powder made by flowers), flew back to the hive in a straight line. In fact, this belief has been proved to be incorrect. `As the crow flies' is based on a similar idea.

make a ˈbeeline for somebody/something

(informal) move directly towards somebody/something: The children made a beeline for the food the moment they came in.

This idiom refers to the way bees fly in a straight line when they return to the hive (= the box that they live in).

See also: beeline, make, somebody, something

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释义	make a beeline for something make a beeline for (someone or something) To head directly and quickly toward something or some place. I knew the boss was angry, so when I saw her come in, I made a beeline for the break room. Every day when I come home from work, my toddler makes a beeline for me—it's just the cutest thing. See also: beeline, make Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. make a beeline for something If you make a beeline for something, you go straight to it without any hesitation or delay. The boys headed for computer games while the girls made a beeline for the dolls. I made a beeline for the exit. Note: People use to think that bees, having collected the pollen (= powder made by flowers), flew back to the hive in a straight line. In fact, this belief has been proved to be incorrect. `As the crow flies' is based on a similar idea. See also: beeline, make, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. make a ˈbeeline for somebody/something (informal) move directly towards somebody/something: The children made a beeline for the food the moment they came in. This idiom refers to the way bees fly in a straight line when they return to the hive (= the box that they live in). See also: beeline, make, somebody, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: make a beeline for make a beeline for (someone or something) make a beeline for somebody/something beeline beeline it for (some place) too many cooks spoil the broth too many cooks spoil the soup too many cooks spoil the stew a piece of (one's) mind a piece of mind
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