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Where does the "bee's knees" come from?

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"You’re the bee’s knees." What is the link between that and excellence?
Rick, Croydon

Answer

** Definitive **
Name: Alan, Kingston
Qualification: My mother always said it
Answer: It comes from the phrase “Be all and end all”, which also means the best of. The bee’s knees is just a shortened way of saying it.

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