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No good vs Not good Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:13 am  No good vs Not good
 

Hello everybody,

There is a question I have always wanted to ask: What is the difference between no good and not good?
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Good etc Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:21 am  Good etc
 

Hi Minor Thing,

'Not good' simply means 'bad' as 'not easy' means 'difficult'. 'No good' is used in expressions like these: 'It is no good complaining', 'It is no good trying to win' in other words it is a waste of time/there is no point in complaining/trying to win.

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No good part of idiom? Fri Mar 26, 2004 19:16 pm  No good part of idiom?
 

Hi Alan,

So 'no good' is more or less part of an idiom and 'not good' is simply the opposite of 'good'. Is that right?
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No good vs Not good Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:16 am  No good vs Not good
 

Yeah, I think "no good" means helpless, useless
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No good vs Not good Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:47 am  No good vs Not good
 

Hi,

Yes, that's right. If for example you give someone a problem and ask them to find a solution. After a short time the other person could say: I give up. It's no good I can't help you, I'm afraid.

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