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Meanings of good-for-nothing in inglês

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An idle worthless person.

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Without merit.

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Person who has a life style that is a burden on others and of no use to anyone.

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Usage of good-for-nothing in inglês
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Vacher tried to explain: 'I'm an unhappy man, a cripple, a good-for-nothing.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
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It's impossible to raise the whole metro to defend one good-for-nothing station .
Metro 2033
3
Grant's father considered his son a shiftless good-for-nothing for 30 yrs.
The new yorker
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A good-for-nothing wench kissed me on the forehead, before I could prevent it.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07
5
A person who is constantly or continually criticized can become good-for-nothing.
Lord, change my attitude: before its too late
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His good-for-nothing nephew had been wished on him as his assistant.
The new yorker
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Another good-for-nothing scamp who comes in search of the Spanish ranchman!
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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His parents supported him, but his mother worried he might become a good-for-nothing.
The Guardian
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What sage remarks on the good-for-nothing sons and daughters of indiscretion and folly!
The Letters of Robert Burns
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Will he not be called by them a prater, a star-gazer, a good-for-nothing?
The Republic
11
Wasn't it just the case that they were a bunch of good-for-nothing propellerheads?
Seveneves
12
A good wife is better than a good-for-nothing mistress.- Aself-evidentproposition!- Astupidtruism!
Tales and Novels — Volume 08
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At that point, someone called out: 'Wake up, you good-for-nothing!
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
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I was determined to be a vagabond and a good-for-nothing.
Pinocchio: The Tale of a Puppet
15
The good-for-nothing child, leaving me to do all the work!
The Dean's Watch
16
He has got what he wanted, one way or the other, the good-for-nothing toady!
The Schoolmaster and Other Stories
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