How to Pronounce "bee in your bonnet"
expression
BEE in yer BAH-nit
BEE in yaw BON-it
Definition
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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbi/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈbɑnət
British English
bˈiː/ /ˈɪn/ /jˈɔː/ /bˈɒnɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BEE in yer BAH-nit
UK
BEE in yaw BON-it
Listen in Context
She has a bee in her bonnet about healthy eating.
My brother gets a bee in his bonnet about cleaning the garage.
Do you have a bee in your bonnet about recycling?
Don't bother arguing with him—he's got a bee in his bonnet about the new policy.