Emotions & feelings

full of beans

full of energy

If someone is full of beans, they have a lot of energy and are lively.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

You look exhausted.

I am, but the kids are still full of beans.

Play the conversation

The children were full of beans after their morning swim.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The kids are full with beans this morning.

Say: The kids are full of beans this morning.

Use “full of,” not “full with,” in this expression.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be full of beans; be full of beans after something

Your turn: say it out loud

The children were full of beans after their morning swim.

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full of beans

full of energy

“The children were full of beans after their morning swim.”

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