a hill of beans

a hill of beans
I a hill (or row) of beans
[with negative] anything of any importance or value

three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world

II
[with negative] informal a thing of little value

the problems of one old actor don't amount to a hill of beans

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a hill of beans — see hill
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Main Entry:bean
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a hill of beans
chiefly US informal : something that has little or no value
— used in negative statements

These proposals don't amount to a hill of beans. = These proposals aren't worth a hill of beans. [=these proposals have no value; they are useless]

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Main Entry:hill

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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