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
Aubin['ɔ:bin]
Sieger-Dutch, German
Aylmer['eimə]
Nayara-Spanish
Snell[snel]
Clitus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)