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 #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:21 am Good etc |
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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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| #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 26, 2004 18:16 pm No good part of idiom? |
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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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| #4 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:16 am No good vs Not good |
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| Yeah, I think "no good" means helpless, useless |
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:47 am No good vs Not good |
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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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