bee's knees, the

bee's knees, the
 Something or someone excellent in every way

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  • 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

  • bee's knees — 1923, a survivor of a fad around this year for slang terms denoting excellence and based on animal anatomy. Also existed in the more ribald form bee s nuts. Other versions that lasted through the century are cat s whiskers (1923), cat s pajamas,… …   Etymology 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • bee's knees — noun the bee s knees informal + old fashioned : an excellent person or thing She s the bee s knees. [=I like her very much] …   Useful english dictionary

  • bee's knees — noun Something excellent, outstanding. We had strawberry shortcake for breakfast on Saturday and the kids thought it was the bee’s knees. Syn: cat’s meow, cat’s pajamas, cat’s pyjamas, cat’s whiskers, dogs bollocks, the shit …   Wiktionary

  • bee's Knees —    If something is the bee s knees, it s outstanding or the best in its class.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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