English / proverb

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

MEANING IN ENGLISH

Maintaining clear boundaries, mutual respect, and defined limits prevents friction, disputes, and costly misunderstandings

In context

Drawing clear role boundaries between co-founders saved the partnership, proving that good fences make good neighbors.

To prevent recurring arguments over shared workspaces, we set clear rules because good fences make good neighbors.

Synonyms

clear boundaries prevent conflict,respect personal space,healthy boundaries keep peace

Antonyms

unclear boundaries breed contempt,boundary crossing,enmeshment

Collocations

remember that good fences make good neighbors,prove good fences make good neighbors,principle that good fences make good neighbors