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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. She�s too young to be wearing anything revealing.
- �revealing� here means �sexy�, right?

2. I know this matter must be hard on you.
- I think �for� is better than �on�, right?

3. She will also find out who her true friends are and who�s worth keeping around.
- What does �keep around� mean here?

Thanks a million to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[LucentShade]

1. She�s too young to be wearing anything revealing.
- �revealing� here means �sexy�, right?

2. I know this matter must be hard on you.
- I think �for� is better than �on�, right?

3. She will also find out who her true friends are and who�s worth keeping around.
- What does �keep around� mean here?

1 -- doesn't have to mean "sexy" -- it just means clothing that shows/reveals a lot of skin.

2 -- possibly, but there's not much difference between for & on in this sentence.

3 -- keeping around = keeping as friends, continuing frienships with. "Around" in this case means near or close to.