What is "for their own good" mean?

[Waxgourd]

Hi Everyone,

I got some problems. Could you help me?

1. I am seeing water rings again. What is this mean? Why use "water rings" ?

2. I do it for their own good. What is "For their own good" mean?

3. He is lying on the gurney. What is "gurney"?

4. Do you want a tangelo? It seems that "Tangelo" is a kind of ftuit like orange, but I can not find it in the dictationary. What is it exactly?

5. Cobb salad. What kind of salad is that?

6. Caregiver. I think it means babysitter. Am I right?

Thank you so much.

Waxgourd

[Alan]

Hi,

This is quite a long list and some of the expressions are meaningless to me unless I know the context of the words or where you read or heard them. I suggest you limit the number to one or two and give some idea of where they come from.

Alan
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[S. Becker]

I have replied under your questions. Could not underline or colour my answers! i hope this helps.

1. I am seeing water rings again. What is this mean? Why use "water rings" ?

Water rings might be water ripples or the rings seen after one throws a stone into a lake? Or water rings as in stains???
Giving us the context will help resolve this one properly.

2. I do it for their own good. What is "For their own good" mean?

It means that the character speaking is doing something for the benefit of someone else.

3. He is lying on the gurney. What is "gurney"?

A trolley see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurney

4. Do you want a tangelo? It seems that "Tangelo" is a kind of ftuit like orange, but I can not find it in the dictationary. What is it exactly?

A kind of citrus fruit see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangelo

5. Cobb salad. What kind of salad is that?

A garden salad. Looks yummy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobb_salad

6. Caregiver. I think it means babysitter. Am I right?

Carer (UK, NZ, Australian usage) and caregiver (US, Canadian usage) are words normally used to refer to unpaid relatives or friends who support people with disabilities.