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knows beans about

knows beans about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know beans about.

Meaning of know beans about

Verb

know beans about (third-person singular simple present knows beans about, present participle knowing beans about, simple past knew beans about, past participle known beans about)

  1. (US) To know something, even if only a little, about.
    • But the great artist doesn't know "beans" about driving oxen. He has put his driver on the "off" side of the yoke.1881 February 7, “Notes of the Fine Arts”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Sep 2009, page 3
  2. (US, idiomatic) To know nothing, or almost nothing, about.
    • His primary opponent, Raphael Herman, is a real estate salesman who frankly admits he knows beans about insurance.1986 August 22, “Editorial: The Cabinet Races”, in Gainesville Sun, retrieved 22 Sep 2009, page 18A

Questions about knows beans about

What is knows beans about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Knows beans about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of know beans about.

Words near knows beans about in the dictionary

  1. knows about
  2. knows any better
  3. knows B from a battledore
  4. knows back to front
  5. knows ball
  6. knows beans about
  7. knows better
  8. knows every trick in the book
  9. knows fine well
  10. knows from a bar of soap
  11. knows full well

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