rush one's fences

verb

Of a horse, to approach a fence too quickly before a jump.

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Meanings

verbrush 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)

present singular third person rushes one's fences · participle present rushing one's fences · participle past rushed one's fences · past rushed one's fences

  1. literallyOf a horse, to approach a fence too quickly before a jump.
  2. UKidiomaticTo act too hastily or impulsively, often resulting in mistakes or failure.
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APA

rush one's fences. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20one's%20fences

MLA

“rush one's fences.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20one's%20fences. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rush one's fences,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rush%20one's%20fences.

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