Meaning of put the bee on | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To finish off; to beat.
   US, slang, transitive
2. To beg from; to borrow money from.
   US, slang, transitive

Examples

“When Carmen quipped in, “Well, Mr. President somebody has to put⟳ the bee on them,” the General asserted, “It won't be me, never.””

“Sometimes I'd see⟳ a woman in the backyard, and, if she had a kind face⟳ I'd put⟳ the bee on her.”

“I don’t want⟳ to be the kind of a guy that would take⟳ advantage of him. You know⟳ one time I put⟳ the bee on him for a buck.”

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