Episode 51 English Idioms and Phrases about Bees

There's a lot of very busy bees in my garden right now. In honour of all their hard work I wanted to talk about so phrases and idioms we have in English that use the word 'bee'. Many of these are very common and you may hear them in a casual or office environment.  Head to YouTube to see the video of the bees on the lavender plant in my garden.  Do you have a garden, or a park nearby? Which plant is the bee's favourite there? This week's Bee Phrases The Bees Knees - somebody is really cool and awesome 'She's the bees knees' - she's the best person ever! As busy as a bee - a comment we use to notice how busy someone is, this means they are very very busy. To make a bee line for someone/something - somebody is heading straight for you, we know what we want and we're going straight for it It's none of your beeswax - it's none of your business Here's some more information about the history of this phrase: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/origin-phrase-mind-beeswax/ She has a bee in her bonnet - we're annoyed about something. Can also mean we're really obsessed with something that's bothering us. A hive of industry - used to describe a very busy place, usually a busy place of work Buzz Off - Go away! Or I'm going. Additional Vocabulary they probably don't bear any resemblance to human's knees - to 'bear a resemblance' means to look similar in some way

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