Good fences make good neighbors.

Good fences make good neighbors.
Good fences make good neighbors.
Prov. It is easier to be friendly with your neighbor if neither of you trespasses upon the other's property or privacy. •

Jane: The guy next door is letting his party guests wander across our lawn again. Alan: I guess we'll have to build a fence there. Good fences make good neighbors, like they say.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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