hill of beans

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hill of beans

noun hills of beans

figuratively, informal, in the negative Something of no importance. not worth a hill of beans
Similar: row of pins, jack, jack shit, jack squat, squat

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@misc{hill_of_beans_2026,
  title = {hill of beans},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hill%20of%20beans},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}