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What does "bean" mean?

See in a sentence

see full of beans; not have a bean; not know beans; not worth a dime (bean); spill the beans; tough break (beans).

See bean in WNW Idioms

full of beans

Slang

full of energy and vitality; lively
â mistaken; in error

spill the beans

â

Informal to divulge secret information

See bean in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

full of beans

Energetic; frisky: The children were too full of beans to sit still.
Badly mistaken: Don't believe him; he's full of beans.

spill the beans

To disclose a secret.

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