know beans


see not know beans.

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How to use know beans in a sentence

  • "Never mind; she doesn't know beans," laughed Aleck, tossing a bag to Dora.

    The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
  • Well, I just gathered a bridle and slipped up on him, and if his prayer didn't have a hot end I don't know beans when I see 'em.

  • You don't know beans from barley corn when it comes to the actions of anybody but yourself.

    Happiness and Marriage | Elizabeth (Jones) Towne
  • Maybe the children didnt know clam-holes; but he doesnt know beans!

  • He didn't know beans about hyperdrive engines, but he knew how to do library research.

    Graveyard of Dreams | Henry Beam Piper