Not worth a hill of beans
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Practically worthless, amounting to little.
Origin
From 19th-century America, tied to beans; lowly food, cheap as dirt; slang by 1860s for junk. A 1863 'New York Times' uses it for a failed crop.
Variants
- Hill of beans
- Not worth beans
Usage Examples
- That old car's not worth a hill of beans.
- His excuse isn't worth a hill of beans to me.
- This plan's not worth a hill of beans; scrap it.
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