But beans are used to describe something of very little value in the expression, not worth a hill of beans.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

It was also not easy for the family to accept that her cells had fueled an industry worth millions of dollars.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

So it's a different class of resource not as easy to develop, and not even recognized as something worth pursuing, say,twenty years ago."

VOA: special.2009.10.23

He said Robert of Gloucester described a message from the King of Germany to King John of England as altogether not worth a bean.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

"Life is not worth living while this hateful mark makes me the object of your horror.

VOA: special.2009.09.26

In London,the British government decided that Oregon was not worth a war with the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

You could say,for example, that a bad idea is not worth a hill of beans.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

Faulkner saw that the old beliefs were not right or even worth believing.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

To look at the dog, you would think he was not worth anything but to sit around and look mean and look for a chance to steal something.

VOA: special.2009.08.29

Finally,here is one piece of advice that all the experts can agree on: Any charity that is unwilling or unable to share its financial records is a charity not worth giving to.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

Mahmood Shah says although some militant leaders have been killed, they have not been worth the damage to public opinion.

VOA: standard.2009.05.12

A lot of guys say it's just not worth it." Ryan says he used to net 70 percent of what he sold.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

A recent public opinion survey conducted by the Washington Post newspaper found that a majority of Americans say the Afghan war is not worth fighting.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

The anti-corruption group Transparency International says more than 30 Bongo family properties in France worth nearly $200 million could not have been purchased on his state salary alone.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28