fence with

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]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Arber	['a:rbə]
Vidya	-	Hinduism, Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
KristÍNa	-	Slovak
Hilaria	ee-LAH-ryah (Spanish)	Ancient Roman, Spanish
Nevio	NE-vyo	Italian
Vilho	VEEL-ho	Finnish