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fence with

Idioms

Avoid answering directly, try to evade, as in The mayor was very clever at fencing with the press about his future plans. This expression transfers the parry and thrust of fencing to a verbal exchange. [Second half of 1600s]

Example Sentences

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He also has lined his fence with plastic skeletons and placards reading, “This Prison is Going to Kill Arkansas.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The Berlin Christmas market we visit is surrounded by a fence with large, concrete blocks placed along it, while a police car patrols one of the entrances.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

The operation is surrounded by a metal fence with green tarp; signs warn that the fence is charged with 7,000 volts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

In an effort to ward them off, Soliman said she installed an iron fence with razor wire and a metal cage around an outdoor faucet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025

Behind it was a latrine, which was a one-rail fence with buckets under it.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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