have a bee in your bonnet (about something)

have a bee in your bonnet (about something)
have a bee in your bonnet (about something) informal phrase
to think something is very important and think or talk a lot about it, in a way that other people may find annoying
Thesaurus: to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym
Main entry: bee

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have a ˈbee in your bonnet (about sth) idiom
(informal) to think or talk about sth all the time and to think that it is very important

Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation.

Main entry:beeidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • have a bee in your bonnet — informal : to talk and think a lot about something He always has a bee in his bonnet about safety. • • • Main Entry: ↑bee have a bee in your bonnet see ↑bee, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bonnet …   Useful english dictionary

  • have a bee in your bonnet — 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bee in your bonnet — If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • bee in your bonnet —    If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Bee in your bonnet —   If someone is very excited about something, they have a bee in their bonnet …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • have a bee in bonnet — 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… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bee — [ bi ] noun count ** a flying insect that has black and yellow bands and can sting you. Bees make honey, and bees that are not wild live in hives. The sound a bee makes is written as buzz. have a bee in your bonnet (about something) INFORMAL to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bee — [[t]bi͟ː[/t]] bees 1) N COUNT A bee is an insect with a yellow and black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting. 2) PHRASE: V and bee inflect, oft PHR about n If you have a bee in your bonnet about… …   English dictionary

  • bee */*/ — UK [biː] / US [bɪ] noun [countable] Word forms bee : singular bee plural bees a flying insect that has black and yellow bands and can sting you. Bees make honey, and bees that are not wild live in hives. The sound a bee makes is written as buzz.… …   English dictionary

  • bee — [bi:] n [: Old English; Origin: beo] 1.) a black and yellow flying insect that makes ↑honey and can sting you ▪ a swarm of bees ▪ a bee sting 2.) have a bee in your bonnet (about sth) informal to think something is so important, so necessary etc… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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