a hill of beans

常见例句

Someday you are going to realize that micromanaging your child’s life drove them away and all that other stuff just didn’t amount to a hill of beans.
有一天你会意识到，对你的孩子事事都管只会让他们离你更远，而其他的事情同样一文不值。
I'm glad my sister didn't marry that guy. He's good-looking, but he's lazy, drinks too much and can't hold a job more than six months. The truth is, the man's not worth a hill of beans.
这个人说："我很高兴我妹妹没有跟那个家伙结婚。他长的很漂亮，但是他很懒，喝酒过度，到哪儿去工作都干不到半年。事实上，这个人根本一钱不值。"
If you say something does not amount to a hill of beans, you mean it is of little importance.
如果你说一些东西does not amount to a hill of beans，意思是无足轻重。

But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans.
You could say,for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.

None of this will amount to a hill of beans except to swing sentiment and incite panic.
FORBES: Deja Vu Stock Market