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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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.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Anyone who watched The Crown, or has a particular interest in the Royal Family, will want to make a beeline for Balmoral Castle, the famed estate purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1852.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 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
And former gubernatorial candidates Tudor Dixon and Kevin Rinke are reportedly weighing whether to try again when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moves on after two terms or make a beeline for the Beltway.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 July 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
Anyone who watched The Crown, or has a particular interest in the Royal Family, will want to make a beeline for Balmoral Castle, the famed estate purchased by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1852.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 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
And former gubernatorial candidates Tudor Dixon and Kevin Rinke are reportedly weighing whether to try again when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer moves on after two terms or make a beeline for the Beltway.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 23 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 13 Dec. 2025.
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