I don't want to fence you in, but you have to get home earlier at night.
•Don't try to fence me in. I need a lot of freedom.
•Your last stupid move fenced in the department, making us less effective.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
fence — 1 n 1: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary 2 a: a receiver of stolen goods b: a place where stolen goods are bought fence 2 vt fenced, fenc·ing 1 a: to enclose with a fence … Law dictionary
fence\ with — • fence with • spar with v To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences … Словарь американских идиом
fence sitter — Someone that try to support both side of an argument without committing to either is a fence sitter … The small dictionary of idiomes
fence\ in — • fence in • hedge in • hem in v To keep (someone) from doing what he or she would like to do. Usually used in the passive. Mary felt fenced in because her father would not let her drive a car or have dates with boys. John didn t like his job… … Словарь американских идиом
fence — fence1 S3 [fens] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: defense] 1.) a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land 2.) a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition 3.) informal someone who buys and sells… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fence — 1 noun (C) 1 a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land 2 a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition 3 slang someone who buys and sells stolen goods 4 sit on the fence to avoid saying which… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fence — fence1 [ fens ] noun count ** 1. ) a flat upright structure made of wood or wire that surrounds an area of land a ) a structure that horses jump over in a competition or race 2. ) INFORMAL someone who buys and sells stolen property on the other… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fence — I UK [fens] / US noun [countable] Word forms fence : singular fence plural fences ** 1) a) a flat upright structure made of wood or wire that surrounds an area of land b) a structure that horses jump over in a competition or race 2) informal… … English dictionary
fence in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence. [V P n] He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town. 2) PHRASAL VERB: usu passive If you are fenced in by someone or something,… … English dictionary
fence in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms fence in : present tense I/you/we/they fence in he/she/it fences in present participle fencing in past tense fenced in past participle fenced in 1) same as fence II, 2) 2) to limit someone s freedom … English dictionary
Fence, Wisconsin — Infobox Settlement official name = Fence, Wisconsin settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision name = United States… … Wikipedia
