have a bee in your bonnet
/hæv ə ˌbiː ɪn jə ˈbɒnɪt/INFORMAL · C1
Meaning
to keep talking about an idea you consider very important
Examples
- 1Dad has a bee in his bonnet about recycling and brings it up at every meal.
- 2I've had a bee in my bonnet about the library's short opening hours for months.
- 3Rosa has a bee in her bonnet: every conversation somehow returns to plastic packaging and how to reduce it.
- 4Once Dan has a bee in his bonnet, he brings the same proposal to every meeting until we discuss it.
- 5You have a bee in your bonnet about that font; you've mentioned changing it in all six emails.
Grammar
Change have and the possessive to match the subject: has, had; my, her, their. Often followed by about and a noun or -ing form.
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