beeline
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈbiːˌlaɪn/
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línea recta
- But she saw him and made a beeline straight over.
- make a beeline
But there was a party afterwards and Paula made a beeline for him basically, you know, take me to the toilets.
- But there was a party afterwards and Paula made a beeline for him basically, you know, take me to the toilets.
- We're going to make a beeline for Harland like whereas I don't think they've and also pace has come out of the team.
Examples
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In a few minutes, we entered the store and made a beeline for the snack aisle.
Fiction book (2000) -
I made a beeline straight from the station.
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So I made a beeline to her and gave her a copy of the book.
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It's not gonna work if you make a beeline for it.
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Make a beeline for the mountains and never look back.
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And he made a beeline up the aisle to where I was sitting and said, "I thought that tape had been destroyed."
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Soon I was at Home Depot making a beeline for the light bulb aisle.
Blog text (20) -
Mrs. Cameron made a beeline for the hair-care section, just a few yards from the lunch counter.
Fiction book (2000) -
Marissa and Wendy skirted the receptionist's desk, making a beeline for the doorway to the main corridor.
Fiction book (1991) -
After spotting the ice cream truck, the children made a beeline for it.
Synonyms
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1.6
A quicker way to get somewhere to save time
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2.0
The quickest or easiest way to travel from one place to another
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4.2
A distance measured in a straight line between two places rather than by road
In a straight line between two places, not along roads
Antonyms
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word beeline comes from how a bee flies in a straight line to a flower or its hive. So to make a beeline for something is to take the most direct or 'straight' route to it.