not amount to a hill of beans
not amount to a hill of beans
To be insignificant; to result in or amount to nothing. The boss is just mad right now—I think all of his rules and threats won't amount to a hill of beans.
See also: amount, bean, hill, not, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
not amount to a hill of beans
ornot be worth a hill of beans
If something does not amount to a hill of beans or is not worth a hill of beans, it has no value, importance or use. In this world the problems of people like us don't amount to a hill of beans. To the sceptics, political polls aren't worth a hill of beans. Note: You can also say that something does not amount to a row of beans or is not worth a row of beans. If you're not interested in a subject, training isn't worth a row of beans. Note: Beans are sometimes planted in groups in a little mound of earth, although they are usually grown in rows.
See also: amount, bean, hill, not, of
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
- amount to a hill of beans
- as many as
- as many as...
- if that
- in the order of (some amount)
- in/of the order of
- of the order of (some amount)
- amount to
- in the region of
- in the region of (some amount)