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make a beeline for
(redirected from beeline)

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make a beeline for someone/something
to move quickly and directly towards a particular person or thing. Phil arrived at about nine and made a beeline for the champagne.
make a beeline for someone/something
to move quickly and directly toward someone or something. When the train finally arrived, cold and weary travelers made a beeline for it.
Etymology: based on the idea that a bee travels in a direct path to its hive (= place where it lives)
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As soon as the assailant heard and saw Wooden's gun, he made a beeline for the door.
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