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Tommy Tran
2021-09-11 09:09
Have a bee in (one's) bonnet informal verb phrase
To constantly talk and think about something because one believes it is important.
Jack has a bee in his bonnet about getting up early. He always wants to be productive all the time.
It seems that you have a bee in your bonnet about that problem since you keep mentioning it.
1. To gobble something.
2. To use something quickly and in its entirety.
3. To believe something without doubting or asking questions.
4. To greatly enjoy something
5. (For insects) To bite many parts of someone's body.
6. To annoy, worry or upset someone.
7. To overpower or effortlessly defeat someone.
1. (of a feeling or something in the air) be particularly obvious in a certain place in a disagreeable way.
2. To worry someone.
The verb "have" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase dates back to the 1500s. Bonnets used to be a type of headscarf used by ladies. The phrase directly reflects the agitation that may be generated if a bee got into their bonnet. The obsession with getting it off would push aside anything else in nature that might be more essential. The bonnet could refer to the headgear that a beekeeper wears in order to be protected from getting stung. It's been suggested that this term has a Scottish origin.
The literary origin can be found in Alexander Douglas' book titled Aeneis, which was published in 1513. Reverend Philip Doddridge's Letters from 1790 used the phrase as it is now.
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Being perfectly suitable for one's interests or abilities
Jasmine really loves children, so being a kindergarten teacher would be right up her alley.
