Topic: Insects Flashcards
be (as) busy as a bee
to be moving about quickly doing many things
none of your beeswax
[American informal idiom]
used for telling someone rudely that something does not affect or involve them
drone on
— phrasal verb
to talk for a long time in a boring way:
ex: He was droning on (and on) about his operation.
be the bee’s knees
[old-fashioned informal]
to be excellent or of an extremely high standard:
ex: Have you tried this ice cream? It’s the bee’s knees, it really is.
have a bee in your bonnet
[informal]
to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important:
She never stops talking about healthy eating - she’s got a real bee in her bonnet about it.
have a bee in your bonnet
[informal]
to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important:
ex: She never stops talking about healthy eating - she’s got a real bee in her bonnet about it.
make a beeline for sb/sth
[informal]
to go directly and quickly towards someone or something:
ex: At parties he always makes a beeline for the prettiest woman in the room.
bee sting
[noun]
A bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin.
cockroach
noun [ C ]
a flat, brown or black insect sometimes found in the home
con gián
snail
noun [ C ]
not an insect
a small creature with a soft, wet body and a round shell, that moves very slowly and often eats garden plants
ốc sên
ladybird
noun [ C ]
a small, red beetle that is round and has black spots
bọ cánh cam
beetle
[noun]
an insect with four wings
bọ cánh cứng
ex: Trees produce some natural defenses against bark beetles, such as resin.
