APAD: does not add up to a can of beans

Definition

   something of no value or importance

 

Examples

   1) That new movie was a waste of time, it didn't add up to a can of beans in

   terms of value or importance.

 

   2) I don't care what he says, his opinion doesn't add up to a can of beans.

 

Etymology

   The term thought to have originated in the early 1900s, when a can of beans

   was a very inexpensive item.

 

Synonyms

   amount to nothing, carry no weight, count for little

 

- englishdaily626.com [edited]

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I used to cook weekly one cup of dried cannellini beans from scratch by first

soaking them overnight and simmering them for hours for my Italian dish saucici

e fagioli, sausage with beans. They tasted nutty and smooth and won hands down

in nutrition over fares made from wheat flour, a staple where I came from.

Recently, I've been enjoying currying lentils, a pulse high in protein and fiber

and even cheaper than beans.

 

Legumes have become part of my diet and come a long way to keep me healthy. The

market can price them (maybe temporarily until the next hype) at rock-bottom but

I wouldn't lowball their value.

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Upvoted 4 the phrase & Legumes :-) Used 2 cook porridge w/ -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:25:27

mixed legumes, also canned beans 4 veg chili. Healthy&tasty! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:29:23

My veg chili turned my boy away. Never again :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:36:30

Try this recipe in link below, he may come back 4 more :-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (150 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 08:02:54

It’s interesting that all APAD hosts like 2 cook,in addition -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:32:07

2 shared love of language+工科出身 :-)) Way 2 go Buddy! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:33:46

Agent Smith: only human :-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 07:36:50

:-)) Some may b more curious 2 explore&enjoy life 2 its full -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 08:10:07

This bean at low price now? I will stock some:) -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:16:43

Walmart here often has special on canned beans :-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:39:11

Old beans take forever simmering to become tender, I learned -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 15:50:57

from mistakes. So I wouldn't stockpile. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 15:51:29

1can of bean's nothing, n-billion-ton beans cause earthquake -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:22:56

to global economy -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:23:33

Didn’t know that, but reduced 2 1 can of beans in chili 2 -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:41:13

avoid earthquakes inside my stomach ~~~~ -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 14:41:56

Sounds like you're talking about soybeans. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/19/2025 postreply 15:53:11

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