a hill of beans
noun phrase
chiefly US, informal
: something that has little or no value
—used in negative statements
These proposals don't amount to a hill of beans.
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In the complex play of factors behind Napoleon’s rise and fall, the judicial assassination of a French aristocrat might not have amounted to more than a hill of beans.
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Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2020
Robert Zaretsky, Foreign Affairs, 9 Jan. 2020
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“A hill of beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20hill%20of%20beans. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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