full of beans
idiom
informal
1
: full of energy and life
We were young and full of beans.
2
US
: not correct or truthful : full of nonsense
If that's what he's been saying, then he's full of beans.
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Well-written, expertly performed, unashamedly odd and full of beans, this would seem to be the latter sort of enterprise.
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Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
Sorry, Duguid is full of beans.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021
Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
Sorry, Duguid is full of beans.
—BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2021
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“Full of beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20of%20beans. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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