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Beans Don’t In The Loop 418 Speak Authority Topic Rita’s Interpretation

Id in_the_loop_418
Idiom KNOW BEANS ABOUT SOMETHING, NOT
Definition to know very little about something; to speak without authority on some topic
Examples
  1. Rita’s interpretation of that artist is completely wrong. Don’t listen to her. She doesn’t know beans about it.
  2. Sometimes you go on and on as though you’re an expert. I bet you don’t know beans about half the things you think you do.
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