get beans

verb

To be severely punished, reprimanded, or to suffer consequences.

Meanings

verbget beans (third-person singular simple present gets beans, present participle getting beans, simple past got beans, past participle (UK) got beans or (US) gotten beans)

present singular third person gets beans · participle present getting beans · past got beans · UK participle past got beans · US participle past gotten beans

  1. datedidiomaticinformalTo be severely punished, reprimanded, or to suffer consequences.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get beans,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20beans.

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