fence-sitting
English
Noun
- A state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.
- 2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4:
- The time for Government fence-sitting is over.
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References
- “fence-sitting” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “fence-sitting”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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