know beans about | Idiomator

Meaning: (chieflyUS,in negative constructions)To knowsomething, even if only a little, about.1881February 7, “Notes of the Fine Arts”, inNew York Times, retrieved22 September 2009, page 3:But the great artist doesn'tknow "beans" aboutdriving oxen. He has put his driver on the "off" side of the yoke.1963March 12, “Dear Ann Landers”, inPittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved22 September 2009, page17:If this self-styled expert in the field of human relationsknew beans abouthandling people he'd get more work out of the women and fewer tears.2008July 14, Charles Paikert, “Ken Fisher”, inInvestmentNews, retrieved22 September 2009:If wealth managers actuallyknew beans aboutanything, they would be in asset management.; (chieflyUS,idiomatic)To knownothing, or almost nothing, about.1986August 22, “Editorial: The Cabinet Races”, inGainesville Sun, retrieved22 September 2009, page18A:His primary opponent, Raphael Herman, is a real estate salesman who frankly admits heknows beans aboutinsurance.

Examples:

EN: Your father didn't know beans about piggyback riding.
ES: Su padre no tenía ni idea de cómo llevarla en hombros.
ES: Su padre no tenía ni idea de cómo llevarla en hombros.
ID: Ayahmu tak tahu apapun tentang naik kuda-kudaan.
EN: - You don't know beans about guppies.
ES: - No sabes nada sobre gupis. - ¡Sí que sé!
EN: Doesn't know beans about the game of baseball.
ES: No entiende nada de béisbol, pero aparte de eso, es buena gente.
EN: I don't know beans about our accounting.
ES: No sé nada sobre nuestras cuentas.
EN: Isn't that the Army way? Give the new guys new stuff, and they don't know beans about how to use it.
ES: Típico del Ejército darles a los novatos material que no saben ni cómo utilizar.
EN: Japan makes great radios, but they don't know beans about precision.
ES: Japón hace buenas radios, pero no saben nada de precisión.
EN: Now, I know it's a harsh truth, Abby, and I don't know beans about Charlie's hush-hush project.
ES: Sé que es una verdad incómoda, Abby, y no sé nada del proyecto secreto de Charlie.
EN: You don't know beans about men!
ES: ¡No sabes habas sobre hombres!
EN: (You don't know beans about men!
ES: (¡No sabes frijoles sobre hombres!
EN: However, I don't know beans about my disease, and I am not
HI: ना ही मेरे दिमाग के बारे में पता हैं और ना
EN: You don't have to know beans about ecology to enjoy this place.
HI: उस स्थान के लिए रोहित के बारे में दिमाग लगाने की जरूरत नहीं है।
EN: So what if you don't know beans about searching.
HI: खांसी के बारे में आप क्या नहीं जानते थे
EN: In other words, it doesn't know beans about
HI: गेसुओं की ख़ता नहीं मालूम
EN: You just don't know beans about poker, that's all.
ID: Anda hanya don apos; t tahu kacang tentang poker, itu saja.
EN: So, the thing is, I don't know beans about being a big brother.
ID: Masalahnya, aku tak tahu apa-apa soal jadi kakak.

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