The mother's statement "They should rise but on the other side of the fence" suggests a desire for others to improve or elevate their circumstances, but not at the expense of her own family's well-being. It reflects a protective instinct, implying that she wants her family to remain in their secure position while hoping for the success of others from a distance. This metaphorical fence represents boundaries and the importance of maintaining one's own space and priorities.
It does not necessarily mean anything, other than a expression of a laugh. Actually, a "haha" can mean a form of fence made by creating a little ditch just behind a little row of earth. It's commonly seen in older English manors to keep the sheep on those huge green lawns. It's a way of making a fence that doesn't really look like a fence from a distance.
It's not an idiom because it means just what it seems to mean. You should stay on the side of the fence that you are currently on and not climb over.
A stile is a set of steps by which we may cross over a fence; a turnstile is a passage through a fence, or other barrier, that rotates to form an opening.
Didn't you mean a Fence Gate that opens? or a Fence? Well... To make a fence, you ________ | | | | | | |________|
Actually, the expression is "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." It means that something you do not have may look more attractive than what you already have (the grass on YOUR side of the fence)
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"mother". You usually use this when you address your own mother and not refer to your own mother in front of other people.
Perimeter.
My other mother
It can be literally repairing breaks or weak spots in a fence, or it can be an idiom for repairing a "broken" friendship or other relationship.
If you're "on the fence," you're undecided. The image is of someone sitting on a fence, not sure which side they want to stand on. When you come off the fence, you've decided.
Yes, you should. Just because your friend wasn't there for you in this large milestone in your life, doesn't mean she won't be there for other moments or hasn't been before.