Beelines

Arriving late and empty-handed, America tracks motor oil across their carpet, beelines to the hosts' liquor cabinet, finds the most expensive, unopened vodka, and proceeds to swill it directly out of the bottle. ❋ Cintra Wilson (2011)

When my Dad arrives home from work, he beelines for the backyard where his little boy impatiently awaits with multiple tennis balls in or near his mouth. ❋ Millie Kerr (2011)

New York Magazine checks in with Rahm: A fifty-something woman named Diane in a raincoat and rainbow-colored rims beelines toward Emanuel. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

When I take him inside he pushes away from me and beelines for his favorite toy or person (whichever gets into his line of sight first). ❋ Unknown (2010)

No accident, that: When he choppers back to terra firma, he beelines for the New Orleans airport and, after changing planes in Houston, is in San Diego and then is riding the Pacific waves -- all in the same day. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This can often lead to people making beelines to their grocery stores to stock up on candles and canned food items in order to prepare for a natural disaster that never comes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her tummy still touches the ground when she crawls, but that doesn't slow her down as she makes beelines for the objects that catch her eye. ❋ ScienceWoman (2007)

WE GET HOME, and Lon beelines it for his room while I sit down on the couch in the living room and let my head drop, like it was made of steel. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The floundering Farley went for it the way a skier beelines for a mountain hut in a storm. ❋ Peter Heller (2007)

As a youth, Smithy was a "running boy" who "made beelines," first on foot and later on a bike. ❋ Unknown (2005)

“Shoon, my name is Shooo—” The Bumpette flips her wrist, does a one-eighty, and beelines back to the bar. ❋ Erik Barmack (2006)

MESERVE (voice over): Secretary Chertoff plays an evacuee to get a firsthand taste of what will happen if another big storm beelines for Orleans. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I [made a beeline] for [the bathroom] to get [cold water]. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2008)

Me: The people in front of us could not be [walking] any [slower]! Friend: Let's beeline! *Friend and I [swerve] around these people and end up in front of them* ❋ Carcarmarmar (2013)

[Rance], you were [BEELIN] [last night]! ❋ Supersps (2011)

[Dan] and I spent [the weekend] 'beelin all day and drinkin' [all night]! ❋ Andrew Dollman (2009)

when [randy] [tripped] over that [chair], he got right up and made a beeline for the door. ❋ KDawg. (2006)

[My grandma] make a beeline for the smoking room as soon as she [got off] the [plane]. ❋ Akiko Hana (2016)

[Buxom] gal, speaking in a slightly-disgusted-but-amused tone after a [new guy] has performed a boobs-beeline with his hands just moments after walking in her [front door] for the first time: "Yeah, yeah, yeah... just like all da typical guys --- give her a hug and then head straight for da boobs!" ❋ QuacksO (2019)