fence-sitting
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]- 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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[edit]References
[edit]- “fence-sitting”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “fence-sitting”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.