Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

know beans about

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: know bean-s about
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To know something, even if only a little, about.

American usage

verb

To know nothing, or almost nothing, about.

American usage

Example Sentences

"But the great artist doesn't know "beans" about driving oxen. He has put his driver on the "off" side of the yoke."
"If this self-styled expert in the field of human relations knew beans about handling people he'd get more work out of the women and fewer tears."
"If wealth managers actually knew beans about anything, they would be in asset management."
"His primary opponent, Raphael Herman, is a real estate salesman who frankly admits he knows beans about insurance."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

knows beans about (present, singular) knowing beans about (participle, present) knew beans about (past) known beans about (participle, past)

Phrases

jack shit

Frequently Paired Words

jack shit

Questions

What does know beans about mean?: To know something, even if only a little, about.

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