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see not know beans .

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

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.

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.

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