have a bee in your bonnet
idiom
to keep talking about something again and again because you think it is very important
“Ever since her daughter's engagement, Margaret had developed a bee in her bonnet about the inadequacy of the guest list, mentioning it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner until even her husband's silence felt like a form of surrender.”
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“Harry stared at the black inside of the hat, waiting. Then a small voice said in his ear, “Bee in your bonnet, Harry Potter?” “Er, yes,” Harry muttered. “Er—sorry to bother you—I wanted to ask—” “You’ve been wondering whether I put you in the right House,” said the hat smartly.”
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12
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