make a beeline for
idiom
informal
: to go quickly and directly at or to (something or someone)
He made a beeline for the kitchen.
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Alternatively, make a beeline for the Tennessee Aquarium or Creative Discovery Museum.
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
For gourmet stays, make a beeline for Ikos Kissamos, Ikos’s first Cretan resort.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2025
Namely, that if Hollywood hyper-targets alternative audiences, takes chances with left-of-center material, and stops dumbing movies down with a lowest-common-denominator approach, the masses will still make a beeline for the multiplex.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Walk around the block in the colonial heartland of this affluent city-state and tourists are snapping away at famous 19th century hotel Raffles, while others make a beeline for the opulent Long Bar where the original Singapore Sling cocktail was concocted.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Jan. 2026
For gourmet stays, make a beeline for Ikos Kissamos, Ikos’s first Cretan resort.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Dec. 2025
Namely, that if Hollywood hyper-targets alternative audiences, takes chances with left-of-center material, and stops dumbing movies down with a lowest-common-denominator approach, the masses will still make a beeline for the multiplex.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Walk around the block in the colonial heartland of this affluent city-state and tourists are snapping away at famous 19th century hotel Raffles, while others make a beeline for the opulent Long Bar where the original Singapore Sling cocktail was concocted.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
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“Make a beeline for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20a%20beeline%20for. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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