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10 Language-to-English DictionariesErbsen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Erbse
"Das ist alles Schall und Rauch."
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Something of trivial value, insignificance, or worthlessness.
"Compared to the grand scheme of the universe, our daily worries don't amount to a hill of beans."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The idiom originates from American English in the early 20th century, famously popularized by the 1942 film Casablanca through Humphrey Bogart's line 'the problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans.' It metaphorically compares something of very little value to a small, worthless pile of common dried beans.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hill of beans" is said worldwide
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broutilles
Transliteration: broutille
"Tout cela ne vaut pas grand-chose."
Erbsen
Transliteration: Erbse
"Das ist alles Schall und Rauch."
inezie
Transliteration: inezia
"Questi problemi non valgono un accidente."
peccata minuta
Transliteration: pecata minuta
"Esos pequeños problemas no importan nada."
ninharia
Transliteration: ninharia
"Isso não vale nada."
तुच्छ बात
Transliteration: tucch baat
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह समस्याएं किसी काम की नहीं हैं।"
微不足道的事
Transliteration: wēi bù zú dào de shì
Script: 中文汉字
"与整个计划相比，这些微不足道。"
새발의 피
Transliteration: saebal-ui pi
Script: 한국어 한글
"그것들은 새발의 피에 불과하다."
取るに足りないもの
Transliteration: toru ni tarinai mono
Script: 日本語
"そんなことは取るに足りない。"
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