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Mariah
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Mariah asked in Society & CultureLanguages · 1 decade ago

"made a beeline" ...?

...don't bees fly in loops and circles and just meander around looking for flowers? So why does this phrase mean a direct, straight line?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    When a bee has finished buzzing around collecting pollen it will go back to it's hive by the most direct route.(supposedly)

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