beeline

n.

A direct, straight course.

intr.v., -lined, -lin·ing, -lines.

To move swiftly in a direct, straight course.

[From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course.]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the most direct route

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lige linje, flugtvej

idioms:

• make a beeline for    skynde sig hen til

Nederlands (Dutch)
rechte lijn

Français (French)
n. - à vol d'oiseau, en ligne droite

idioms:

• make a beeline for    se diriger tout droit/en ligne droite vers, se ruer sur, filer droit sur

Deutsch (German)
n. - kürzeste Verbindung zweier Orte

idioms:

• make a beeline for    schnurstracks auf etwas/jemanden zusteuern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ευθεία γραμμή, η συντομότερη απόσταση μεταξύ δύο σημείων

idioms:

• make a beeline for    πάω κατ' ευθείαν για, τραβώ γραμμή για

Italiano (Italian)
linea retta

idioms:

• make a beeline for    precipitarsi verso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - linha (f) reta

idioms:

• make a beeline for    ir direto para

Русский (Russian)
кратчайший путь, прямая линия

idioms:

• make a beeline for    помчаться стрелой к чему-либо

Español (Spanish)
n. - línea recta

idioms:

• make a beeline for    ir derecho hacia algo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kortaste vägen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
直线

idioms:

• make a beeline for    径直向...走去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 直線

idioms:

• make a beeline for    徑直向...走去

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 일직선, 최단거리

idioms:

• make a beeline for    직행하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 最短コース
v. - 一直線に進む

idioms:

• make a beeline for    …へまっすぐに進む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خط مستقيم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו ישר‬

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