单词 | make a beeline for |
释义 | make a beeline forGo straight to, as in He made a beeline for the refreshments. In this expression, beeline means “the shortest distance between two points,” alluding to the route of worker bees bringing nectar and pollen back to the hive. [c. 1830] Words nearby make a beeline forMakassar, Makassarese, Makassar Strait, Makati, make, make a beeline for, make a break for, make a bundle, make a clean breast of, make a clean breast of it, make a clean sweep The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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