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make a beeline for

phraseC1Not compared — the two pools are counted one word at a time, so a phrase has no score

To make a beeline for something is to head straight towards it without delay. Make a beeline for the bar.

The picture is a bee flying home in a straight line, which they very nearly do. Children make a beeline for whatever the room contains that is most breakable.

Definitions of make a beeline for

  1. 1phrasemake a beeline forTo head straight towards something without delay.C1

    “He would make a beeline for the food the moment he arrived.”

make a beeline for is a phrase.

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