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
Rupertaroo-PER-tahSpanish
Callistakə-LIS-təEnglish (Rare)
CocoKO-koVarious
Iovis-Roman Mythology
Quirina-Late Roman
FinbarrFIN-barIrish