to make / strike a beeline for / to something

He laughed all the way to the bus (with nonlaughing breaks to catch his breath). He waved and shouted. He made it easily.

Don said it was all horse cock except they didn't want to lead off with a book of short stories no matter whether good or not.

In each car, the driver focused on getting to the ball and avoiding collisions while the malletman hit the ball.