Monday, July 7, 2014

Bee-Inspired Phrases

From Jan Demers:

Some etymology of a few bee-inspired phrases.  I especially like "making a bee-line":  "A bee-line is a straight one between two points; making a bee-line typically means to zoom straight toward a place that one needs or desires—like a bathroom or cocktail bar—ignoring everything else along the way. The Oxford English Dictionary links this phrase to the focused line a bee is “supposed instinctively to take in returning to its hive.”



Other phrases here.

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