fence with

Idioms  

1. 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]

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fence with

But this summer, Goodland Guns moved to a new location next to a day-care center, where it now shares a fence with the playground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

His 31-acre property abuts the Terafab site and shares about 4,000 feet of fence with Musk’s land.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

“You’d make noise, too, if you were tied to a fence with a piece of string, and with night coming on.”

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

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