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I'd rather offer my lazy, good-for nothing-housemate a crisp ten Euro note to take the trash out than to actually leave the house myself.

Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets 2009

For every good he has done, health care extensions for children, by way of example, he has balanced such actions with a not so good-for example, support of rendition and torture by pressing for Bushco positions on state secrets in the courts.

Coming Soon-- Riots in America? 2009

Garlic is a whole bag of good-for health qualities.

Garlic - Packed with flavor and lots of Health Benefits 2007

Bottomline - the Charlie Wilson story - a story of good-for - nothing idiot who managed to abuse power as much as possible is typical and if I was from some another country and tried to learn from the US democracy that would be a lesson of a negative.

Move Review: Charlie Wilson's War-- 2007

Was she actually looking down her nose at Aket-ten, like one of those lazy, good-for nothing girls that did nothing but lounge around a Court all day, looking decorative?

Aerie Lackey, Mercedes 2006

Now of appetites and pleasures some belong to the class of things generically noble and good-for some pleasant things are by nature worthy of choice, while others are contrary to these, and others are intermediate, to adopt our previous distinction-e.g. wealth, gain, victory, honour.

The Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle 2002

She was probably hungry and couldn't reach the grass with her reins tied high "You can climb pretty good-for a girl," the deep familiar voice broke into her thoughts.

Too Many Bosses Freed, Jan 1995

"She can climb pretty good-for a girl" Alec's gaze dropped lower to where Laura was perched, narrowed on her smug expression, then lifted back up to Jason.

Too Many Bosses Freed, Jan 1995

Then she had said chokingly, never once taking her eyes from the warming image, "Yes, Tony, quite good-for a beginning."

The Complete Stories Vol 1 Asimov, Isaac 1990

Till there's a war they are idle good-for - nothings.

Sons and Lovers 1913