Idiom Breakdown

sit on the fence

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Definition

To remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.

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"and Bloomah will sometimes sit on the fence, concerning whose discretion, the same thing may be said..."
"The curate refused to label himself; so the squire growled, "Oh, you sit on the fence, do you?""
"Elijah stepped forward and said to the people, "How long will you sit on the fence? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.""
"We won’t win if we sit on the fence about the most crucial issue that has faced our country for a generation."

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