make a beeline for

Idioms

Go 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]

Example Sentences

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You might wonder why he didn’t make a beeline for the door there and then, but the movie playing in Edelman’s head was a rom-com.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

ASWAN, Egypt — It was the middle of the night, but the first thing Mawahib Mohammed did was make a beeline for the shower, the first she had taken in a week.

From New York Times • May 4, 2023

I'd read the scripts, and I'd make a beeline for Andy Barrett and ask him everything there is that I need to know about the procedure.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2022

In the Rijksmuseum, Louvre or Prado, enthusiasts might make a beeline for The Night Watch, Mona Lisa or Hieronymus Bosch, the pragmatic layout of The Depot forces visitors to change their behaviour.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2021

He opens his mouth to say something, but I hold up my hand, cutting him off I make a beeline for my room, closing the door loudly behind me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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