put the bee on

verb2

1. •
   (US, slang) To beg from; to borrow money from.

   • Sometimes I'd see a woman in the backyard, and, if she had a kind face I'd put the bee on her. — 1938
2. •
   (US, slang) To finish off; to beat.

   • When Carmen quipped in, “Well, Mr. President somebody has to put the bee on them,” the General asserted, “It won't be me, never.” — 2001