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fence with
Idioms and Phrases
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
It was opening day on Monday, and with the count at 3-and-0 in the first inning at Cleveland, Young sent a slider that didn’t break over the left-field fence with a moonshot that left everyone in awe.
After driving his grandma to safety, he and his uncle began watering the home’s yard and fence with a hose, while chasing embers the size of golf balls that rained down on their block.
They listen to Pepsi-branded transistor radios, fence with disc jockey Murray the K, who insinuates himself into their inner sanctum.
Roger Rose, from Burton Latimer, where Kettering's ground is, is repairing a previous "chicken wire" fence with neater plastic mesh.
Last year, the Biden administration replaced the 18-foot-tall secondary fence with a 30-foot-tall one.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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