Citations:bee in one's bonnet
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English citations of bee in one's bonnet
Noun: something of particular interest or concern
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- [1807, James Beresford, The Miseries of Human Life:
- A bee in your bonnet, a bone in your gullet, a bat in your bed room, a BULL AT YOUR BREAKFAST […]]
- [1818, James Kelly, A Complete Collection of Scottish Proverbs Explained and Made Intelligible to the English Reader:
- "There is a bee in your bonnet case." Eng: "There's a maggot in your head." Item: "There's some crotchets in your crown."]