not a bean
not a bean
Very little or no money. It was while I was in college, with not a bean to my name, that I truly learned the value of working for a wage.
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not (have) a ˈbean
(British English, informal) (have) no money at all: ‘How much have you saved?’ ‘Not a bean.’Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017