Literal Translation
The end of the beans
Actual Meaning
The end of everything, all hope is lost
Etymology
As always, there are several hypotheses as to the origin of this idiom. One posits that when families used to play board games, they would use beans instead of money. When a player was out of beans, they were out of the game. Another possibility is that beans, considered cheap and mediocre, were given to the poor, orphans and prisoners, who would trade them for better food. When they ran out or were unable to even afford the lowly beans, they were in deep trouble…