sit on the fence
Avoid taking sides
To sit on the fence is to remain uncommitted between two sides or positions, avoiding a definite stance: Stop sitting on the fence and tell us what you think.
The image is of someone perched on a boundary rather than standing on either property.
Often shortened to on the fence: I'm still on the fence about the job offer.
- waverHesitate or fluctuate
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- vacillateWaver between choices
- hem and hawSpeak evasively, delay deciding
- wishy washyLacking firmness of purpose
ambivalence · dithering · balance · straddle · have it both ways · pussyfoot · flip-flop · torn between · middle ground · analysis paralysis · abstain · equivocate · neither here nor there · non-committal · limbo · indecision · cautious · play it safe
sit on the fencetake a stand
Publicly commit to a position
make up one's mind · decide · commit · choose · determine
sit on the fencetake sides
Support one faction
show one's hand · stand up and be counted · throw one's weight behind · champion · advocate
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