词汇 | make a beeline for |
释义 | Idiom make a beeline for someone or something Theme: DIRECTION to head straight toward someone or something. (Informal.)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. Idiom make a beeline formake 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 where it lives) 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 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. 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] make a beeline forgo 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. make 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.” |
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