bee in one's bonnet

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Noun

bee in one's bonnet (plural bees in one's bonnet)

1. (idiomatic) Something of particular interest or concern; an obsession.

   He has had a bee in his bonnet ever since he heard about the problem.

Translations

something of particular interest or concern

• French: (colloquial) marotte (fr), idée fixe (fr), (informal) manie (fr), (colloquial) fixette (fr)
• Icelandic: ganga með dellu, ganga með meinloku

• Italian: idea fissa f, fissazione (it) f
• Welsh: chwilen yn eich pen

See also

• bug up one's ass