bee in bonnet



bee in one's bonnet

a single idea or a thought that remains in one's mind; an obsession. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) I have a bee in my bonnet over that cool new car I saw, and I can't stop thinking about it. I got a bee in my bonnet about swimming. I just wanted to go swimming all the time.
See also: bee, bonnet

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Florettaflo-RE-tah (German)English, German (Rare)
Hamid (1)-Arabic, Persian
Mariele-German
Kyriakos-Greek, Ancient Greek
Vasanta-Hinduism
RipleyRIP-leeEnglish (Rare)