Terms for subject Cliche / convention containing No-good

English	Russian
it is no good at all	это никуда не годится
it was no good arguing	Возражать было бесполезно ("It was no good arguing, of course. Aunt Agatha always makes me feel as if I had gelatine where my spine ought to be." (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)
it's no good trying	бесполезно пытаться (+ infinitive: "You aren't suggesting that you think this scheme I have been sketching out is Jeeves's?" "Of course it is. It's no good trying to kid me, Bertie. You wouldn't have thought of a wheeze like that in a million years." (P.G. Wodehouse) – Бесполезно пытаться меня обмануть ART Vancouver)
no good at all	никуда не годится