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beeline

bee·line

UK/ˈbiːlaɪn/ rare

noun

1.

the most direct route

  • “he made a beeline for the bathroom”

Origin

From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.

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