be no good

Meaning

1. Oxford50% of films

   to not be useful; to have no useful effect

   No, well, no, fax is no good.

In the movies · 26

• Hey! This isn't right! Hey! This is no good!The Untouchables1987
• This is no good. You gotta straighten this thing out.GoodFellas1990
• No, well, no, fax is no good.Fargo1996
• l should probably take it easy, or l'll be no good for work tomorrow.Year One2009
• Good, good, good.Shazam! Fury of the Gods2023
• Good. Good, good.50/502011
• That's good. Good.Good Luck to You, Leo Grande2022
• Good, good, good, good, good.The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus2009

Learn it in full scenes

• GoodFellas1990
  • Henry Wants to Be a Gangster
  • Young Henry Gets Beaten and Recruited
  • Paulie's Protection Racket
• Fargo1996
  • Jerry Hires Two Kidnappers
  • Jerry Haggles With the Kidnappers
  • Jerry Sells the TruCoat

From the same entry

• as good as
• as good as it gets
• a good few
• be good to go
• good and
• good for you, sb, them
• all to the good
• do good
• for good
• to the good
• up to no good
• it's an ill wind

More idioms

• good for you
• in other words
• too bad
• depending on
• take the wrong way
• out of the blue
• in particular
• you hear
• in the morning
• on hold
• do well
• have in common