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Sayings Like The Bees Knees. The term the business means exactly what its supposed to be ie. A Bee In Ones Bonnet. 14 Bee Idioms Phrases Meaning Phrases 1. A Competing Theory The term its the business is commonly used in England particularly around London.
Smelling like a rose. This meaning is no longer used. This is akin to the 1920s slang saying about something being the bees knees - meaning that its the best. A Bee In Ones Bonnet. To say somethings the bees knees is to say you admire it greatly or think very highly of it. Hope is the only bee that makes honey without flowers.
Bee-raising is a good side line for the farmer especially since the swell restaurants have made a specialty of fried bees knees.
That sounds like berries to me Flickrpcgn7. Looking like a million dollars. Like all insects bees have six sections to their legs each connected by a joint. This nonsensical phrase that was popular in the 1920s was like the cats whiskers the equivalent of todays really cool or its amazing. No dictionary of twenties slang would be complete without this one which means in simple terms the best. But others such as The Sardines Whisker.