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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a beeline for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone moving directly and quickly towards a specific destination or goal.
Example: "As soon as the meeting ended, she made a beeline for the exit to avoid the crowd."
Alternatives: "straight to" or "directly towards".
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A beeline for a toddler in pink.
A first lieutenant make a beeline for a foxhole.
Then there is often a final indignity: the departing executive makes a beeline for a competitor.
Once inside we make a beeline for a machine called a chemical vapor deposition reactor.
"It's more nerve-wracking this time," she said, as she made a beeline for a banquet and removed her heels.
The New Yorker, July 22 , 1944P. 45 A first lieutenant make a beeline for a foxhole.
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At half-time, one of the German players makes a beeline for an Austrian (it's hard to tell who they are on the video), puts an arm round his shoulder and engages him in discourse.
Anoop Desai, "Underneath the Bottle" Evidently emboldened by last week's well-received rendition of "Always On My Mind," this week Anoop made a beeline for an obscure (if excellent) Reed song, this stinging bit of self-examination from "The Blue Mask".
Then I went a bit E and a bit SE, then made a beeline for Omaha.
He made a beeline for two people in a row, talked to them and then left.
She made a beeline for Donna Thompson, a product manager whose desk was awash in prototypes for crayons, tiaras and costumes.
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