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Not worth a row of beans — of low value … Dictionary of Australian slang
not worth a row of beans — Australian Slang of low value … English dialects glossary
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… … Useful english dictionary
Cannery Row (novel) — Cannery Row is a novel by John Steinbeck. It was published in 1945. A film version was released in 1982. Cannery Row takes place in the small strip of land near a sardine fishery in Monterey known as Cannery Row. It revolves around the people… … Wikipedia
hill of beans — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, button, cent, curio, farce, farthing, feather, fig, fleabite, folderol, fribble, frippery, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack,… … Moby Thesaurus
bean — /bin / (say been) noun 1. the edible fruit or seed of various species of the family Fabaceae especially of the genus Phaseolus used either fresh or dried. 2. a plant producing such seeds. 3. any of various other bean like seeds or plants, as the… …
bupkes — n American a. an insignificant amount or trivial matter b. nothing or none The words are a borrowing from Yiddish, which adopted them from the Russian for beans , a term widely used colloquially (in expressions such as not worth a hill/row of… … Contemporary slang
bupkiss — n American a. an insignificant amount or trivial matter b. nothing or none The words are a borrowing from Yiddish, which adopted them from the Russian for beans , a term widely used colloquially (in expressions such as not worth a hill/row of… … Contemporary slang
Korean cuisine — Hanjeongsik, a full course Korean meal with a varied array of banchan (side dishes)[1] Korean name … Wikipedia
agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… … Universalium
