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Bee in your bonnet Meaning in English

expression

ˈbi/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɑnət
BEE in yer BAH-nit
bˈiː/ /ˈɪn/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɒnɪt
BEE in yaw BON-it

Definición

If you have a bee in your bonnet, you keep talking or worrying about something because you are obsessed with it or think it's very important.

Uso & Matices

This is an informal, mostly British idiom. It suggests someone is fixated, often to the point of annoyance for others. Use it when someone can't let go of an idea. Don't use it literally—there is no real bee. Commonly: 'have a bee in your bonnet about...'

Oraciones de Ejemplo

She has a bee in her bonnet about healthy eating.

basic

My brother gets a bee in his bonnet about cleaning the garage.

basic

Do you have a bee in your bonnet about recycling?

basic

Don't bother arguing with him—he's got a bee in his bonnet about the new policy.

natural

Ever since she read that article, she's had a real bee in her bonnet about sugar.

natural

He tends to get a bee in his bonnet about little things that don’t matter.

natural