bee's knees

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noun the bee's knees

(functioning as singular) informal an excellent or ideally suitable person or thing

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby bee's knees

beer pump, Beers, Beersheba, beer-up, beery, bee's knees, beestings, bee-stung, beeswax, beeswing, beet

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How to use bee's knees in a sentence

Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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“The thing [North Korean government] want[s] the most is the non-release of this film,” Schiff said.
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At the sight, Felipe flung himself on his knees before her; he kissed the aged hands as they lay trembling in her lap.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
No; there I stood, half-astonished, half-abashed while the Marquise continued on her knees and made her silent orisons.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Upon his knees then, he lingered, while I rained blow after blow upon his upturned face.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
He threw himself on his knees, begging us, in the name of God and all the saints, to spare his life.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various