eating them beans

English translation: slang

22:02 Oct 21, 2020

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English term or phrase: eating them beans

This means that we'll just have to tighten our belt another notch, mate. And just continue eating them beautiful baked beans.

ٍSomeone talking about Covid impact on his business, is this sentence correct, "eating them…"? Not really sure of the source. What could it means if it is correct?

The material is Australian.

Thanks in advance,

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Selected answer:slang

Explanation:
The only thing we can afford to eat is baked beans.

Selected response from:

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 03:26

Grading comment

Thanks a lot.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +4

those (nonstandard)

Danilo Santana

4 +4

slang

Cilian O'Tuama

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

those (nonstandard)

Explanation:
It is a way of saying "those in some dialects or slangs.

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Note added at 11 mins (2020-10-21 22:14:34 GMT)
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eating those beans

Example sentence(s):

Stop takin them pills
Talk to them boys

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/them

Danilo Santana
Brazil
Local time: 22:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Kristopher Brame

1 hr

-> Thank you, Kristopher!

agree

Tony M: Suggested informal use corresponding also to the use of 'mate'.

4 hrs

-> Thank you, Tony!

agree

Anastasia Andriani

4 hrs

-> Thank you, Anastasia!

neutral

writeaway: it's English as spoken by them what ain't got a whole lot of education and don't speak none too good.

5 hrs

-> might be. I just wrote what the standard form is. he just asked what it means.

agree

philgoddard: I'm sure the asker knows what 'eating" and "beans" means, and was asking about "them". I disagree with Lara.

7 hrs

-> Thank you, Phil!

neutral

Daryo: that explains only the "them" part, but not he whole of "just continue eating .... baked beans", nor the irony /mockery in "beautiful" ...

10 hrs

disagree

Lara Barnett: I don't think this is the reason "them" is used. As Daryo says, in the context of the phrase it is used to suggest a kind of ironic attitude, and has nothing to do with dialiect.

12 hrs

-> Hello, what I answered him was this question: "is this sentence correct, 'eating them…'?"..."What could it means if it is correct?" -> eating those beans

agree

Yvonne Gallagher: to counter the unwarranted disagree

1 day 17 hrs

-> Thank you, Yvonne!

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

slang

Explanation:
The only thing we can afford to eat is baked beans.

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 03:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Thanks a lot.

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