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English In Use - 'I Want To Be The Bees' Knees - And Elbows, and Toes...'

A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.

'I Want To Be The Bees' Knees - And Elbows And Toes...' is the headline on a picture story in The Independent newspaper about a Chinese beekeper taking part in a 'bee attracting' contest. The man attracted 22.9kg of bees in an hour.

'The bees knees' is a phrase used to describe something or someone is excellent.

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