BE NO BAD THING (THAT) ...

Meaning of BE NO BAD THING (THAT) ... in English

used to say that although sth seems to be bad, it could have good results :

We didn't want the press to get hold of the story, but it might be no bad thing.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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THING — I. ˈthiŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly, reason; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
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BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
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THING — thing 1 /thing/ , n. 1. a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object. 2. some entity, object, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Gothic theihs time …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THING — noun a portion or part; something. 2. thing ·noun a transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed. 3. thing ·noun …
Webster English vocab
THING — / θɪŋ; NAmE / noun OBJECT 1. [ C ] an object whose name you do not use because you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
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THING — thing S1 W1 /θɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: 'meeting, council, thing' ] 1 . IDEA/ACTION/FEELING/FACT …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THING — n. 1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THING — n.1 a material or non-material entity, idea, action, etc., that is or may be thought about or perceived. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
THING — ( things) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use thing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
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THING — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can use ~ to …
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BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
THING — See: A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING, DO ONE'S THING or DO ONE'S OWN THING, FIRST THINGS COME FIRST, …
Slang English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
THING — INDEX: 1. a thing 2. several things of different types 3. what you say when you do not know the …
Longman Activator English vocab
THING — See ↑ CHARACTER 2,6, ↑ DETAIL 1, ↑ DO/NOT DO 7, ↑ HAPPEN 7, ↑ SUBJECT 1, ↑ THING 1,3 …
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NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
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BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
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BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Словарь английских идиом
THING — noun 1 DUBIOUS : Being punctual is a very important thing. GOOD : Being punctual is very important. ◆◆◆ Avoid …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THING — сущ. 1) а) вещь, предмет What are those white things in the field? ≈ Что это там белеет в поле? …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAD — 1. прил. 1) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language ≈ сквернословие bad luck ≈ невезение bad name ≈ дурная репутация She …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THING — thing.ogg θıŋ n 1. 1> вещь; предмет material things - физические предметы small thing - вещица thing of beauty - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THAT — that.ogg 1. ðæt (полная форма); ðət,ðt (редуцированные формы) pron ( pl those) А demonstr 1. 1> это what is that? …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAD — bad.ogg _I 1. bæd n 1. плохое, дурное to take the bad with the good - стойко переносить превратности судьбы; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THING — thing сущ.1) а) вещь, предмет; сущность What are those white things in the field? — Что это там белеет в …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
THING — n 1. 1> вещь; предмет material things - физические предметы small thing - вещица thing of beauty - красивая вещь …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
THAT — 1. ðæt (полная форма); ðət,ðt (редуцированные формы) pron ( pl those) А demonstr 1. 1> это what is that? - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. nəʋ n ( pl noes nəʋz ) 1. отрицание, нет two noes make a yes - два отрицания равны …
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BE — v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. ед. ч. am, 3-е л. ед. ч. …
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