hill of beans

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noun Informal.

something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.

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Origin of hill of beans

First recorded in 1860–65

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How to use hill of beans in a sentence

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The Dallas Cowboys sell out their state-of-the art football stadium.
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There is an odd triangular-shaped hill that rises on one side very boldly and abruptly, called the Fox's Head.
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It was all breeze and freshness, and the sunlight struck picturesquely aslant the hill-sides.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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At last he came to quite a hill, on the summit of which grew a tree with branches close to the ground.
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Newhall Hill used to be the favourite spot, and the first meeting held there was on January 22, 1817.
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