keen as a bean
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Meaning · English
Very keen; enthusiastic; eager.
Register: informal
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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On my afternoon trip home, I struck a driver who seemed keen as a bean to get me to mash that five star rating – his Mitsubishi Outlander was stocked with
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “keen as a bean” mean?
Very keen; enthusiastic; eager.
Is “keen as a bean” formal or informal?
keen as a bean is generally informal.