The word
beeline, when used as a
verb, describes the act of going quickly and directly towards a goal. As a
noun it refers to the
quickest route available. The word normally appears in the
idiom, “make a beeline.” This idiom, which is at least two hundred years old, refers to the bee’s
uncanny ability to fly directly to
food sources.
Here are some examples of usage:
“Inevitably, the new monkey makes a beeline for the banana, and gets his reward, a ritualistic beating.”
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“My cousin and I tried to escape, but Nipsey was making a beeline right for us.”
- Jet-Poop
“I watched him make a beeline for the buffet table, where he grabbed a plate and took six deviled eggs. Six deviled eggs!”
- Hatshepsut
“Archie had just managed to get Gracie Whitlock into the cooler and made a beeline for the upstairs bedroom to remove the evidence of the foiled seduction.”
- riverrun
"Many readers made a beeline to the links in this article, searching for an intresting pipelink."
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