THE BEE'S KNEES

Meaning of THE BEE'S KNEES in English

the best, superior, the cats meow

Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

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 cat's meow Kay was voted best citizen. Now she thinks she's the bee's knees.
English Idioms vocab
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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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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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OFF
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NO
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