- sit on the fence
- sit on the fenceFig. not to take sides in a dispute; not to make a clear choice between two possibilities. (Fig. on the image of someone straddling a fence, representing indecision.) •
When Jane and Tom argue, it is best to sit on the fence and not make either of them angry.
•No one knows which of the candidates Joan will vote for. She's sitting on the fence.
* * *See: ON THE FENCE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.