- make a beeline for
- {v. phr.} To go in a straight line toward. * /The runner made a beeline for first base./ * /When the bell rang Ted made a beeline for the door of the classroom./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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make a beeline for — To take the most direct way towards (like bees to a source of nectar) • • • Main Entry: ↑bee * * * make a beeline for informal phrase to go towards someone or something in the quickest and most direct way Thesaurus: to move somewhere… … Useful english dictionary
make a beeline for — (someone/something) to move quickly and directly toward someone or something. When the train finally arrived, cold and weary travelers made a beeline for it. Etymology: based on the idea that a bee travels in a direct path to its hive (= place… … New idioms dictionary
make a beeline for — If you make a beeline for something, you hurry directly towards it. They were so hot and thirsty they made a beeline for the cool drinks … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make a beeline for — Meaning Go directly toward something. Origin From the behaviour of bees. When a bee finds nectar it returns to the hive and displays to the other bees the direction of the find. The other bees then make a beeline for it … Meaning and origin of phrases
make a beeline for someone — make a beeline for (someone/something) to move quickly and directly toward someone or something. When the train finally arrived, cold and weary travelers made a beeline for it. Etymology: based on the idea that a bee travels in a direct path to… … New idioms dictionary
make a beeline for something — make a beeline for (someone/something) to move quickly and directly toward someone or something. When the train finally arrived, cold and weary travelers made a beeline for it. Etymology: based on the idea that a bee travels in a direct path to… … New idioms dictionary
make a beeline for something — make a ˈbeeline for sth/sb idiom (informal) to go straight towards sth/sb as quickly as you can • As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the food. Main entry: ↑beelineidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a beeline for somebody — make a ˈbeeline for sth/sb idiom (informal) to go straight towards sth/sb as quickly as you can • As soon as she arrived at the party, she made a beeline for the food. Main entry: ↑beelineidiom … Useful english dictionary
make a beeline for — {v. phr.} To go in a straight line toward. * /The runner made a beeline for first base./ * /When the bell rang Ted made a beeline for the door of the classroom./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ a\ beeline\ for — v. phr. To go in a straight line toward. The runner made a beeline for first base. When the bell rang Ted made a beeline for the door of the classroom … Словарь американских идиом
