beans and cheese

noun

UK /biːnz ənd tʃiːz/

US /binz ənd tʃiz/

A warm dish made of beans mixed with melted cheese.

For lunch, we had beans and cheese on toast.

SYNONYMS

cheesy beans beans with cheese bean and cheese mix cheese-topped beans

RELATED WORDS

burrito quesadilla chili casserole toast

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A simple, inexpensive meal, often eaten by students or campers.

Dinner was just beans and cheese again, but it filled us up.

3. A filling for tacos, burritos, or quesadillas.

She ordered a burrito with beans and cheese.

4. A slang term for something basic or unexciting.

The party was pretty beans and cheese—nothing special.