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For one's benefit
- (redirected from for your own good) for (one's) (own) good For one's benefit, even though it may not be enjoyable or desirable.
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(of something unpleasant) so that you will benefit: I don’t like criticizing you but it’s for your own good. ♢ I know he doesn’t want to do all this extra homework, but it’s for his own good.
May 3, 2021 · Things like attempts to control or dictate someone’s behavior and actions, sometimes under the premise that “it’s for your own good” or “I’m just looking out for you,” are red flags that...
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Oct 26, 2022 · I'm wondering whether for your good is commonly used in English-speaking countries. For example, Take the medicine. That's for your good. If that is not grammatical or idiomatic for some reason, why not? And what should one use instead?
Nov 17, 2020 · "For your own good" is more likely to be used if you were physically giving someone something - for example, if you gave someone some medication that they didn't want. The medicine itself is for their good, although you might say that the act of giving it to them was in their interest.
The meaning of FOR ONE'S OWN GOOD is being or done for the benefit of oneself. How to use for one's own good in a sentence.
Things like attempts to control or dictate someone’s behaviour and actions, sometimes under the premise that “it’s for your own good” or “I’m just looking out for you,” are red flags that should not be ignored.
for your (ˌown) ˈgood (of something unpleasant) so that you will benefit: I don’t like criticizing you but it’s for your own good. ♢ I know he doesn’t want to do all this extra homework, but it’s for his own good.
