THE BEE'S KNEES

Meaning of THE BEE'S KNEES in English

the best, superior, the cat's meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.

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THE BEE'S KNEES — informal an outstandingly good person or thing. → bee
Concise Oxford English vocab
THE BEE'S KNEES — ( informal ) an excellent person or thing : She thinks she's the bee's knees (= she has a very …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THE BEE'S KNEES — the best, superior, the cats meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.
English Idioms vocabulary
THE BEE'S KNEES — adj sl My brother thinks he's the bee's knees because he is the youngest in the family and is allowed to …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
THE BEE'S KNEES — adj sl My brother thinks he's the bee's knees because he is the youngest in the family and is allowed …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
THE BEE'S KNEES — bee's knees, the adj sl My brother thinks he's the bee's knees because he is the youngest in the family …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
THE BEE'S KNEES — My brother thinks he's the bee's knees because he is the youngest in the family and is allowed to do …
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BEE — Any of some 20,000 insect species belonging to the superfamily Apoidea (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar bumblebee . Adults range …
Английский словарь Британика
BEE — I. ˈbē noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNEES — plural of knee present third singular of knee
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEE — (n.) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
BEE — ( n. ) A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united labor for the benefit of an individual or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEE — bee 1 — beelike , adj. /bee/ , n. 1. any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEE — n. type of flying insect; gathering for the purpose of carrying out a certain task (quilting bee, spelling bee, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEE — I. ˈbē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bēo; akin to Old High German bīa bee, Old Irish bech, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEE — p.p. of be; used for been. 2. bee ·noun pieces of hard wood bolted to the sides of the …
Webster English vocab
BEE — [bee] n [ME, fr. OE beo; akin to OHG bia bee, OIr bech, Lith bitis] (bef. 12c) 1: honeybee; broadly: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEE — bee BrE AmE biː ▷ bees, bee's biːz ▶ ˌ bee's ˈ knees ▶ ˈ bee sting
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEE — / biː; NAmE / noun 1. a black and yellow flying insect that can sting. Bees live in large groups …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEE — bee /biː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: beo ] 1 . a black and yellow …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEE — n. 1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEE — n. 1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEE — n.1 any four-winged insect of the superfamily Apoidea which collects nectar and pollen, produces wax and honey, and lives in …
Oxford English vocab
BEE — ( bees) 1. A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bee sting ▪ a bee sting spelling bee COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE africanized ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEE — (INSECT) [noun] [C] - a flying insect which has a yellow and black body and four transparent wings. There are …
Cambridge English vocab
BEE — n. Any of some 20,000 insect species belonging to the superfamily Apoidea (order Hymenoptera), including the familiar bumblebee . Adults …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEE — Synonyms and related words : boutade, bumblebee, conceit, cornhusking, crotchet, drone, fancy, freak, honeybee, hornet, humor, husking, idea, impulse, megrim, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEE — noun 1 flying insect ADJECTIVE ▪ bumble (usually bumblebee ) , honey , killer ▪ queen , worker ▪ angry …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
KNEES — • ↑ bring sb to their knees
Longman Activator English vocab
BEE — (deborah). (1:44; Judges 14:8; Psalms 118:12; Isaiah 7:18) Bees abounded in Palestine, honey being a common article of food (Psalms …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
KNEES — Колени knees: bring system to its ~ вчт. загонять систему в угол, исчерпать возможности системы knees: bring system to its …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee ≈ трутень queen bee ≈ пчелиная матка worker bee ≈ рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNEES — Колени
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
KNEES — Колена
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — зоол. пчела, пчелиный - bee glue - double bee cell - killer bee
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BEE — n 1. энт. пчела ( Apis mellifera ) female /queen/ bee - пчелиная матка working bee - пчела-работница bee escape …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee — трутень queen bee — пчелиная матка worker bee — рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee — трутень queen bee — пчелиная матка worker bee — рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum — пчелы жужжат bees sting — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEE — пчела; пчела (Apis) - andrenid bees - bifid-tongued bees - bumble bee - burrowing bees - carder bee - carpenter bee - cleaning bee - colletid bees - common …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BEE — пчела; пчела ( Apis ) - andrenid bees - bifid-tongued bees - bumble bee - burrowing bees - carder bee …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BEE — bee n AmE sl The cops never found the bee in his coat pocket Полицейские так и не нашли коробок …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
KNEES — Колени knees: bring system to its ~ вчт. загонять систему в угол, исчерпать возможности системы knees: bring system to its …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEE — сущ. 1) пчела killer bee ≈ трутень queen bee ≈ пчелиная матка worker bee ≈ рабочая пчела bees buzz, hum …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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TAKE
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