bee

be as busy as a bee (old-fashioned, old-fashioned)

to be very busy or very active. She's as busy as a bee, always going to meetings and organizing parties.

be the bee's knees (British & Australian, informal)

to be extremely good. Have you tried this double chocolate-chip ice cream? It's the bee's knees, it really is.

See also: knee

the birds and the bees (humorous)

if you tell someone, especially a child, about the birds and the bees, you tell them about sex. My parents never actually sat down and told me about the birds and the bees.

See also: bird

have a bee in your bonnet

to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is important, especially something that other people do not think is important. She's got a real bee in her bonnet about people keeping their dogs under control. (often + about)

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have a bee in your bonnet

to talk a lot about something you think is important. Martin has a bee in his bonnet about recycling.