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rushing one's fences

rushing one's fences is the present participle and gerund of rush one's fences.

Meaning of rush one's fences

Verb

rush one's fences (third-person singular simple present rushes one's fences, present participle rushing one's fences, simple past and past participle rushed one's fences)

  1. (literally) Of a horse, to approach a fence too quickly before a jump.
  2. (UK, idiomatic) To act too hastily or impulsively, often resulting in mistakes or failure.

Questions about rushing one's fences

What is rushing one's fences the present participle and gerund of?
Rushing one's fences is the present participle and gerund of rush one's fences.

Words near rushing one's fences in the dictionary

  1. Rushin
  2. rushiness
  3. rushing
  4. rushing in
  5. rushing off
  6. rushing one's fences
  7. rushing out
  8. rushing to judgement
  9. rushingly
  10. rushingness
  11. rushings

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