n.
1.a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
2.any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk
3.an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement hedge v.
1.avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2.hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge
3.enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges
4.minimize loss or risk
Idiom of the Day
unfamiliar territory
an area of knowledge unknown to the speaker
Trying to pilot an airplane was unfamiliar territory for the flight attendant.