June 2016

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„She has a bee in her bonnet“

 

MEANING

She cannot get an idea out of her head.

TRANSLATION

Sie hat/verfolgt eine fixe Idee.
wörtlich: Sie hat eine Biene in ihrer Haube.

ORIGIN

This comes from the 16th century and means someone would be unhappy if they found a bee in their hat and could not concentrate on anything else.