the bee's knees — (informal) Someone or something particularly good, admirable, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑bee * * * informal an outstandingly good person or thing Origin: first used to denote something small and insignificant, transferred to the opposite sense in U.S … Useful english dictionary
(the) bee's knees — the ˌbee s ˈknees idiom (informal) an excellent person or thing • She thinks she s the bee s knees (= she has a very high opinion of herself). Main entry: ↑beeidiom … Useful english dictionary
the bee's knees — ► the bee s knees informal an outstandingly good person or thing. Main Entry: ↑bee … English terms dictionary
the bee's knees — the best, superior, the cat s meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she s the bee s knees … English idioms
the bee's knees — Meaning Excellent the highest quality. Origin Bees carry pollen back to the hive in sacs on their legs. The allusion is to the concentrated goodness to be found around the bee s knee … Meaning and origin of phrases
the bee's knees — informal an outstandingly good person or thing. → bee … English new terms dictionary
the bee's knees — noun Something excellent, surpassingly wonderful, or cool. Syn: the cat’s pyjamas, the cat’s meow … Wiktionary
think you're the bee's knees — think you’re the bee’s knees informal phrase to think you are very clever and important Thesaurus: to think you are importantsynonym Main entry: bee … Useful english dictionary
be the bee's knees — British & Australian, informal to be extremely good. Have you tried this double chocolate chip ice cream? It s the bee s knees, it really is … New idioms dictionary
bee's knees — If something is the bee s knees, it s outstanding or the best in its class … The small dictionary of idiomes
bee's knees — To say that someone/something is the bee s knees means that you think they are exceptionally good. If you say Chloe thinks she s the bee s knees you mean that Chloe has a high opinion of herself … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
