Getting To Grips With Southern Hospitality – The True Meaning Of Southern Phrases

It Doesn’t Amount To A Hill of Beans

Those that adore the classic romance drama film Casablanca might recognize this expression. In the climax of the film, Humphrey Bogart’s character says to Ingrid Bergman’s, during their emotional goodbye, “Ilsa, I’m no good at being noble, but it doesn’t take much to see that the problems of three little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.” What he means is that they are inconsequential on the larger scale of things, and the expression refers to something or an insignificant person.

It Doesnt Amount To A Hill Of Beans