not know beans (about someone or something)

not know beans (about someone or something)
not know beans (about someone or something)
Inf. to know nothing about someone or something. •

Bill doesn't know beans about flying an airplane.

When it comes to flying, I don't know beans.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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