not much good
idiom
: not very effective or useful
I tried to convince him to change his mind, but it wasn't much good.
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But there’s not much good either.
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Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Crime plummeted, the subways gleamed, homelessness was dealt with intelligently, control of the school system was returned to the city from Albany (though admittedly not much good was done with it).
—The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2021
Just not much good to say about the offensive right now.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 2 June 2021
Second, there’s not much good that comes from hard feelings that have often developed between administrators and teachers.
—Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2021
There is not much good going on with the Detroit Lions right now.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2020
Coal was not much good without an iron grate (or, later, an oven).
—Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
But that is not much good for a government that feels compelled to do something before the next election, probably in 2024.
—The Economist, 30 July 2020
Add a 10th game Outside of getting another game, not much good can come of playing a 10th game for Oregon State.
—oregonlive, 13 July 2020
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Will Self, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
Crime plummeted, the subways gleamed, homelessness was dealt with intelligently, control of the school system was returned to the city from Albany (though admittedly not much good was done with it).
—The Editors, National Review, 21 June 2021
Just not much good to say about the offensive right now.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 2 June 2021
Second, there’s not much good that comes from hard feelings that have often developed between administrators and teachers.
—Anchorage Daily News, 14 Mar. 2021
There is not much good going on with the Detroit Lions right now.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2020
Coal was not much good without an iron grate (or, later, an oven).
—Roger Lowenstein, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2020
But that is not much good for a government that feels compelled to do something before the next election, probably in 2024.
—The Economist, 30 July 2020
Add a 10th game Outside of getting another game, not much good can come of playing a 10th game for Oregon State.
—oregonlive, 13 July 2020
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