English idiom

full of beans

Register · Informal CEFR B2

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Figurative meaning

bursting with cheerful energy and enthusiasm

Word picture

A lively person is pictured as a container packed full of beans.

Example

“Even after the long train ride, the children arrived full of beans.”

Dictionary details

Component words

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Tags

Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.

full tilt

At the greatest possible speed or level of effort.

cut loose

to abandon restraint and behave freely or wildly

go bananas

to become wildly excited, angry, or otherwise out of control

raise the roof

to create an extremely loud commotion through celebration or protest

for the hell of it

for amusement or impulse rather than for any serious purpose

high and mighty

behaving in an arrogant, self-important way toward other people

Source methodology

Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.

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