have a bee in your bonnet

/hæv ə ˌbiː ɪn jə ˈbɒnɪt/INFORMAL · C1
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Literal na kahulugan: «may bubuyog sa sombrero»

Kahulugan

to keep talking about an idea you consider very important

Paulit-ulit na magsalita tungkol sa ideyang itinuturing niyang napakahalaga.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1Dad has a bee in his bonnet about recycling and brings it up at every meal.
  2. 2I’ve had a bee in my bonnet about the library’s short opening hours for months.
  3. 3Rosa has a bee in her bonnet: every conversation somehow returns to plastic packaging and how to reduce it.
  4. 4Once Dan has a bee in his bonnet, he brings the same proposal to every meeting until we discuss it.
  5. 5You have a bee in your bonnet about that font; you’ve mentioned changing it in all six emails.

Grammar

Nagbabago ang have at ang possessive ayon sa subject: has, had; my, her, their. Madalas itong sinusundan ng about at ng isang noun o -ing form.

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