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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 border itself is now marked by a tall metal fence, with a coil of vicious-looking barbed wire on top and more beyond.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

As the flames inched closer, to within a few feet, I backed up until I was trapped against a tall fence with nowhere left to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

The police video also shows Brown pulling himself over the fence with both hands.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

Encircled by an electric fence with imposing metal gates, Emalia now had a sinister look.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson

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