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Discover LudwigThe phrase "good for nothing" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to mean something is not useful or helpful and cannot fulfill its purpose. For example, "My car has been good for nothing since it broke down last week."
Dictionary
good for nothing
adjective
Useless; worthless
Exact(35)
You're good for nothing.
"Good for nothing".
They're useless, good for nothing".
Was I good for nothing?
The Source: "Good for Nothing?
A parlour trick, good for nothing practical.
Similar(18)
About those crazy good-for-nothing so-and-sos?
"I thought I was a good-for-nothing," Chris says.
Will he not be called by them a prater, a star-gazer, a good-for-nothing?
He showed a volatile ambivalence toward his oldest son, whom he dubbed Good-for-nothing.
"Maybe only one out of a thousand is a lazy good-for-nothing.
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