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PROVERBIAL PHRASE
TO PUT A BEE IN YOUR BONNET.
Submitter comment:
IT MEANS TO TELL A BIT OF GOSSIP, FOR EXAMPLE:
"LET ME PUT A BEE IN YOUR BONNET."
Where learned: KENTUCKY ; OWENSBORO
Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Date learned: 04-00-1972