a bee in your bonnet 对某事担忧、着急

如果你对一件事儿是 a bee in your bonnet, 那就是说你不能停止、没完没了地想这件事儿。我们常用这个短语来描述一个人对某事担忧、着急或因某事而很生气。单词 bonnet 在这里指的是一种帽子。

例句

The council wants to close down our local library. I've got a bee in my bonnet about it!

Mum's got such a bee in her bonnet about the wedding. I keep telling her that it will be fine, but she's very worried.

请注意

短语 the bee's knees 的意思是很好、了不起，它可以形容人或事。

例句

Darren bought me a new car for my birthday - he's the bee's knees.