Idiom
sit on the fence
Meaning
To remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Don't sit on the fence — what do you think?”
“During the debate, the politician sat on the fence and refused to give a clear answer.”
“For years he sat on the fence about the issue, unwilling to upset either his friends or his colleagues by taking a side.”
Examples
simple
“Don't sit on the fence — what do you think?”
contextual
“During the debate, the politician sat on the fence and refused to give a clear answer.”
complex
“For years he sat on the fence about the issue, unwilling to upset either his friends or his colleagues by taking a side.”
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