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• good-for-noth|ing — «GUD fuhr NUHTH ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. worthless; useless. –n. a person who is worthless or useless. –good´ for noth´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• good´-for-noth´ing|ness — good for noth|ing «GUD fuhr NUHTH ihng», adjective, noun. –adj. worthless; useless. –n. a person who is worthless or useless. –good´ for noth´ing|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• good-for-nothing — good for noth•ing [[t]ˈgʊd fərˈnʌθ ɪŋ, ˌnʌθ [/t]] adj. 1) worthless; of no use 2) a worthless or useless person • Etymology: 1705–15 …   From formal English to slang

• nothing — noth|ing [ nʌθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) not anything: There was nothing in the room except for a mattress. She waited and watched, but nothing happened. nothing at all: I knew nothing at all about taking care of babies. nothing else: The smoke alarms …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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