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What does " full of beans" mean?
19 giu 2014 17:53
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We had this discussion some weeks ago, and it emerged that there were some differences between British and American idioms to do with 'beans'.
If you have found this expression in a British source, it will probably have the meaning that Paul has given ie full of energy. I think this comes from the idea that beans are a filling and nourishing food, so you will be full of energy if you have eaten a meal of beans.
In the US, there are various expressions such as 'It ain't worth a hill of beans' which are used to describe something valueless and pointless. This is the source of Bruce's suggestion about foolish ideas.
19 giugno 2014
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If somebody is "full of beans, it means they have a lot of energy.
19 giugno 2014
They might be addicted to Heinz! :))))
19 giugno 2014
"Full---of---Beans" = Full----of----Confused---Ideas, or Full---of---Foolish---Ideas
19 giugno 2014
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Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Tedesco, Russo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Tedesco
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