kidney
n
(pl ~s)
1 [C] either of a pair of organs in the body that remove waste products from the blood and produce urine 肾; 肾脏.
2 [U, C]kidney(s) of certain animals used as food (用作食物的)腰子
two kilos of lamb's kidney 两公斤羊腰子
[attrib 作定语]
steak and kidney pie 牛肉腰子馅饼.
Antonio has promised to give you a pound of his flesh.
安东尼奥许诺给你他身上的一磅肉。
There was an argument about money, so it seemed, in a language that Kunta did not understand.
看来他们在用孔塔听不懂的语言进行了一番讨价还价。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。