broken fence
Perimeter with holes
A broken fence is a fence that has been damaged or fallen into disrepair—posts leaning, boards missing, wire sagging.
The phrase appears literally in property descriptions and figuratively in discussions of failed boundaries or neglected responsibilities: The broken fence between their yards matched the broken friendship between the neighbors.
To mend fences is to repair a damaged relationship.
- damagedMade worse by injury
- gapUnfilled space between
- holeAbsence in matter
- splinteredBroken into sharp slivers
- falling apartGradually breaking into pieces
wooden · posts · rails · property · property line · boundary · repair · mend · neighbor · yard · weathered · sagging · leaning · picket · split rail · chain link · boards · barrier
- Damaged Thingscracked screen, shattered glass, shattered mirror, dented car, scratched surface
- damage claimsproperty damage, fire damage, water damage, storm damage, hail damage
- worn out thingsscuffed shoes
- rundown buildingsshack, hovel, shanty, ruin, abandoned building