Phr V
hedge about/around/round with
hedges, hedging, hedged
hedge about/around/round sth with sth or hedge sth about/around/round with sth
if an agreement, statement, or situation is hedged about with things that control or limit it {e.g. conditions, restrictions}, they make it more complicated or difficultusually passiveThe committee's conclusions were uncertain and hedged about with reservations.