Idiom: bee in one's bonnet

[Sally Sonique]

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #10 "Funny Idioms", question 1

You want to know why I've got a bee in my bonnet?

(a) a headache
(b) a fly in my head
(c) a problem on my mind
(d) a difficulty with my hair

English Idioms and Expressions, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #10 "Funny Idioms", answer 1

You want to know why I've got a problem on my mind?

Correct answer: (c) a problem on my mind
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i don't know the answer. the means. thank you!

sally

[Alan]

Hi Sally Sonique,

This refers to something on your mind that worries you and at every opportunity you want to talk about it. It's a sort of fixed idea - an obsession.

Alan
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