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beeline
bee·line B0156200 (bē′līn′)n. A direct, straight course.intr.v. bee·lined, bee·lin·ing, bee·lines To move swiftly in a direct, straight course.
[From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course.]beeline (ˈbiːˌlaɪn) nthe most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for)bee•line (ˈbiˌlaɪn)
n. a direct course or route. [1820–30, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  beeline - the most direct route; "he made a beeline for the bathroom"itinerary, route, path - an established line of travel or access |
Translationsbeeline
beeline it for (some place)To head directly and quickly toward something or some place. Taken from the full phrase "make a beeline for something." I knew the boss was angry, so when I saw her come in, I beelined it for the break room.See also: beelinemake 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, makemake a beeline for someone or somethingFig. to head straight toward someone or something. (Alludes to the straight flight of a bee.) Billy came into the kitchen and made a beeline for the cookies. After the game, we all made a beeline for John, who was serving cold drinks.See also: beeline, makemake 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] See also: beeline, makemake 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, somethingmake a beeline for go rapidly and directly towards. The phrase refers to the straight line supposedly taken instinctively by a bee returning to its hive. 1997 Bookseller And when he heard that people might like him to sign copies of his new novel…he cut the small talk and made a beeline for the stall. See also: beeline, makemake 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, somethingmake a beeline forGo directly to. This phrase is based on the assumption that a bee will take the shortest, most direct route back to the hive, in effect a straight line. It appeared in the Massachusetts Spy on November 24, 1830: “The squirrel took a beeline and reached the ground six feet ahead.”See also: beeline, makebeeline
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