full of beans
Example Sentences
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He jogged up the mountain and back, full of beans, showing off but also sharing his enthusiasm and demonstrating a skill that gave confidence that this 20-something conductor had the chops.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
“I’ve had a hip replacement but I’m full of beans and I’m full of zest, but this is just a prompter to say ‘come on you’ve got more to do now’,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2021
Campanaerts has another bash off the front, he is looking full of beans and ready to take this on.
From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2021
“I was young, full of beans, I’d just created beans, cars, grassland, Post-it Notes, the white rhinos, everything else . . . having replaced nothing with something.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019
Besides, she was just an old woman full of beans anyway, so I decided to call her bluff.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
