"sting like a bee" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sting like a bee.ogg [Australia] Forms: stings like a bee [present, singular, third-person], stinging like a bee [participle, present], stung like a bee [participle, past], stung like a bee [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sting<,,stung> like a bee}} sting like a bee (third-person singular simple present stings like a bee, present participle stinging like a bee, simple past and past participle stung like a bee)
  1. (colloquial, simile) to deliver a powerful punch Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Boxing Related terms: float like a butterfly

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