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Make a beeline?

Here are a few examples

1. The damage figures include destruction in Louisiana after the hurricane made its way into the Gulf of Mexico and then made a beeline for that state's coastline

- When a hurricane makes a beeline in your direction, it is full of force and fury.

2. The 48-year-old retail manager took one look at the intimidating motor scooters for rent at the hotel and made a beeline for the poky one-speed cruiser bikes instead

- His preference is clearly in the latter.

3. Luketic should know. Flush with cash after directing the 2001 Reese Witherspoon hit "Legally Blonde," the Australian director headed to Las Vegas and made a beeline for the tables to have some fun. Like millions before him, he didn't. "I lost $25,000 in one hour at the Bellagio," Luketic said. "It was devastating" (latimes.com, March 23, 2008).

- Had he knew, he'd have made a beeline for some place else.

4. Mitt Romney made a beeline for the Chrysler stand, telling the company's chairman, Bob Nardelli: "My first job after high school was as a plant guard at Chrysler. After my first year in high school, I spent a summer in your marketing division"

5. When he finally escaped the barrage of NFL questions, Jonathan Stewart made a beeline toward his mother to receive a warm hug, then disappeared onto the team bus

- He wanted a hug.

6. Well, the dog made a beeline toward a neighbor's house, where an unfriendly old man lives. "My son instinctively ran after the dog," my friend said