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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. The price of freedom in the US comes in having to weed out the bad stuff from the good.
- What does �come in� mean here?

2. You should decide what�s right for them before making bad choices, I�m all for that.
- What does �I�m all for that� mean here?

3. I know it�s hard to watch your daughter throw her life around.
- What does �throw her life around� mean here?

4. My son! After school go straight home and do not loiter / do not hang about, ok?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

[LucentShade]

1. The price of freedom in the US comes in having to weed out the bad stuff from the good.
- What does �come in� mean here?
=consists of

2. You should decide what�s right for them before making bad choices, I�m all for that.
- What does �I�m all for that� mean here?
= I agree with that, I fully support that.

3. I know it�s hard to watch your daughter throw her life around.
- What does �throw her life around� mean here?
I've never heard "throw [one's] life around"; there is an expression, "throw [one's] life away". If somebody is throwing their life away, it means they are wasting their time doing pointless things -or- they're taking illegal drugs, getting into trouble, or doing other things that will ruin their future.

4. My son! After school go straight home and do not loiter / do not hang about, ok?
"Dont hang around"= most natural to me

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.[/quote]