beeline
A very direct or quick path or tripA very direct or quick path or trip.
» Tom made a beeline for home.
Том направился прямиком домой.
Значення
значень: 2A very direct or quick path or trip.
to make / strike a beeline for / to something
The children made a beeline to the swimming pool.
the most direct route
(історичне)A dynamite fuse made with a small quantity of dynamite powder along its length, so that the spark travels quickly and at a specific known rate.
Luftlinie
прямикомprjamikom, напряму́юnaprjamúju, по прямо́йpo prjamój
Приклади
речень: 6Tom made a beeline for home.
ruТом направился прямиком домой. — sharptoothed
Yanni made a beeline for the bathroom.
The kids made a beeline for the TV.
As soon as work is over, he makes a beeline for the pub.
deSobald die Arbeit beendet ist, geht er schnurstracks in die Kneipe. — Manfredo
Diego took no chance fighting that man and made a beeline to the exit door.
Переклади
мов: 5За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, orFrom bee + line, due to the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course, originally an Americanism.
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