make a beeline for

Idioms  

1. 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]

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Example Sentences

But darker days mean we typically make a beeline for warm, cosy, indoor spaces.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

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

“Maybe not. Lana knows that wandering around the mountains looking for us wouldn’t amount to a hill of beans. Better to make a beeline for the one spot that’s most obviously a rendezvous point. Here.”

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner