"for beans" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-for beans.wav
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} for beans (not comparable)
  1. (humorous, colloquial, idiomatic) Synonym of at all. Tags: colloquial, humorous, idiomatic, not-comparable Synonyms: at all [synonym, synonym-of]
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          "ref": "2005 April 12, “Role Model” (26:50 from the start), in House, M.D., season 1, episode 17, spoken by Senator Gary Wright (Joe Morton):",
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