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Difference between No good to someone and Not good to someone

no good to someoneof no use or advantage to a person:

  • Information is no good to us if we do not know how to use and share it.

not good to someone—said of smb. who is unkind to a person:

  • She is not good to me and my children from another relationship.

Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase not good for someone

1. not beneficial or helpful for a person:

  • This book, though not good for undergraduates, is the best book for graduate students in algebra.

2. (of food) not wholesome for a person:

  • He had a theory of his own that ginger preserves and fruitcake were not good for sick people.