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Daily idiom: sat on the fence

kwkr88
sat on the fence >!to be indecisive and not take a side on an issue!< Examples: - Jack was sitting on the fence for a long time before finally deciding which college to attend. - The politician has been sitting on the fence about the controversial issue in order to not upset any voters.

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HouseFrosty780•
Most often, people don't use the verb *sat*. You can just "*be* on the fence."
bill_tongg•
Indeed. A common conversation in my house: My wife - "Oh look, there's a bird on the fence." Me - "Well, I wish it would make its mind up!" Oh, how we laugh...
whodisacct•
My favorite - a bit more crude - is a related command: “shit or get off the pot”