CHANGE DOWN THE ROAD

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Stevenukd

#231832 Fri, 02 Jun 06 04:30 PM

Dear Teachers,

1. Don't ler her cut you out of the baby's life because she needs you.

- What does "cut you out of the baby's life" mean here?

2. Have you been to court yet? Is your name on the birth certificate?

- I think ".............to the court yet?" is better, right?

3. I imagine her mind will change down the road and you need to be prepared for that.

- What does "her mind will change down the road" mean here?

4. I'm very free going about my weight, I know I'm overweight but I don't care.

- What does "free going" mean here?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

Stevenukd

Joined on Wed, Aug 31 2005

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Marius Hancu

#231855 Fri, 02 Jun 06 06:11 PM

1.
exclude/cut/remove from childrens's lives
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cut out

7 a : REMOVE, OMIT <cutting out the needless explanation in the speech> b (1) : ELIMINATE <wasteful expenditure that must be cut out> (2) : to stop or desist from <the children were told to cut out the noise>
8 : to capture (a ship) by cutting off possible defenses or means of escape <cutting out a sloop of war from the enemy fleet>
9 : DEPRIVE, DEFRAUD <cutting him out of his share>
10 a : to separate (an animal) from a herd b : to thin out <cutting out carrot seedlings>
11 : DISCONNECT : detach and separate : remove from a series or circuit <cut out a car from a train> : make inoperative <cut out the number 3 motor>

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2.
to court is correct
do a search at Yahoo with
"been to court"
then with
"been to the court"
and compare the hits

3.
Search for idioms at Yahoo
with
"down the road" dictionary
or
"down the road" idiom
(quotation marks are important)
and you will find relevant dictionary pages for this expression.

4.
freegoing: relaxed about it

Marius Hancu

Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006

Montreal, Canada

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Philip

#231859 Fri, 02 Jun 06 06:18 PM

Stevenukd wrote:

Dear Teachers,

1. Don't ler her cut you out of the baby's life because she needs you.

- What does "cut you out of the baby's life" mean here? prevent you from seeing the baby

2. Have you been to court yet? Is your name on the birth certificate?

- I think ".............to the court yet?" is better, right? "the" is optional...I wouldn't use it here

3. I imagine her mind will change down the road and you need to be prepared for that.

- What does "her mind will change down the road" mean here? She will change her opinnion on the subject...later on

4. I'm very free going about my weight, I know I'm overweight but I don't care.

- What does "free going" mean here? finding it not important

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

Philip

Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005

USA Pacific Northwest (Seattle)

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Grammar Geek

#231860 Fri, 02 Jun 06 06:19 PM

Stevenukd wrote:

Dear Teachers,

1. Don't ler her cut you out of the baby's life because she needs you.

- What does "cut you out of the baby's life" mean here? As Marius says, not let you be a part of, exclude.

2. Have you been to court yet? Is your name on the birth certificate?

- I think ".............to the court yet?" is better, right? No, the idiom is "to court."

3. I imagine her mind will change down the road and you need to be prepared for that.

- What does "her mind will change down the road" mean here? Later on, she'll feel differently

4. I'm very free going about my weight, I know I'm overweight but I don't care.

- What does "free going" mean here? It's not common, but it means you don't let it bother you.

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

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Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006

Pennsylvania, USA

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

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