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bee's knees

Bee's knees means the best, as bees carry pollen in little baskets located on its midsegments of their legs.

In Cockney rhyming slang it is said to mean "business"

A: "How did your exams go?"
B: "I'm the bee's knees"

by holladiewaldfee February 23, 2006