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beeline
[ bee-lahyn ]
noun
- a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for ):
The minute he came home he made a beeline for the refrigerator.
beeline
/ ˈ²ú¾±ËËŒ±ô²¹Éª²Ô /
noun
- the most direct route between two places (esp in the phrase make a beeline for )
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
see make a beeline for .Example Sentences
When the game ended Sunday, Hurts made an immediate beeline to the middle of the field to meet Mahomes and wrap his quarterback counterpart in a hug.
The last thing most people would have wanted to do immediately after landing is beeline it to a place of misery and hear victims’ sad stories.
Staff would be given a warning before he appeared, says a former security guard, which was followed by a "beeline of certain people, certain races", leaving the floor.
It’s a common scenario: A shoplifter, arms full of merchandise they didn’t pay for, makes a beeline for the exit, only to have their escape blocked by a security guard.
However, you’ll probably want to make a beeline to the star of the show, the restaurant area.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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