It often means that that person (or thing) will go with the new company.
"Grandfathered in" is a general term that means the old or previous rules/laws apply. An example would be: An employer is required by law to provide a certain benefit starting on a particular date unless the employer has a similar benefit in place at that time, the employer may be grandfathered in with the existing plan.
Didn't you mean a Fence Gate that opens? or a Fence? Well... To make a fence, you ________ | | | | | | |________|
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Perimeter.
Usually a nursing home.
"Grandfathered in" means that something was not available when someone signed the legal document, but it has become available now and that person is automatically assumed to be eligible for the thing that has been invented or has come into effect.An example might be a contract stating that a renter must pay a security deposit to move in. Anyone already living in the apartments who might not have paid a deposit would be "grandfathered in" since they are already there.
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.
If you mean a chain link fence or picket fence, sound will go right through it. If you mean a fence you can't see through, one standing 6 or so feet high with no gaps, it can reduce the sound, but not prevent it from escaping entirely.
a metal fence (railings)
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.
An outfielder just cannot be jumping up against the wall/fence, I mean up onto the wall/fence.