sit on the fence | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,intransitive)To remainneutralon a certain topic, to not have astanceoropinion.1897, John James Procter,The philosopher in the clearing, page240:and Bloomah will sometimessit on the fence, concerning whose discretion, the same thing may be said...1956,Theology, Great Britain: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page22:The curate refused to label himself; so the squire growled, "Oh, yousit on the fence, do you?"1972, Joseph Robinson,The first book of Kings, page207:Elijah stepped forward and said to the people, "How long will yousit on the fence? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him."2019April 20, Tom Watson, “Labour can’t defeat Nigel Farage by sitting on the fence”, inThe Observer‎[1],→ISSN:We won’t win if wesit on the fenceabout the most crucial issue that has faced our country for a generation.

Examples:

EN: Tomorrow, I"ll just sit on the fence the livelong day and spit at bumblebees.
ES: Mañana, me sentaré en el cerco todo el día a escupirle a las abejas.
EN: They've got to, and I can't sit on the fence.
ES: - Ya han cogido a dos.
EN: I think you take after me, my dear. you like to sit on the fence because it's comfortable and more peaceful.
ES: Te gusta mantenerte neutral porque es cómodo y más pacífico.
EN: "but don't sit on the fence.
ES: "...no se queden en medias tintas.
EN: Can I just sit on the fence?
ES: ¿cree que me puedo quedar sentada mirando?
EN: Did he do his "sit on the fence" joke?
ES: Hizo la broma de "sentarte en la cerca"?
EN: Hard to sit on the fence, I'd imagine.
ES: Es difícil no definirse, me imagino.
EN: But, you sit on the fence and don't let her get further from you either.
ES: Pero, se sienta en la cerca y tampoco la deja alejarse de usted.
EN: And I can't sit on the fence any longer, so I oppose the sale of this land because.. .. once beauty is gone..
ES: Y ya no puedo quedarme al margen, por lo que me opongo a la venta de esta tierra porque, una vez que la belleza desaparece..
EN: [Strang] It is too late to sit on the fence.
ES: Ya es muy tarde para no tomar una decisión.
EN: Don't sit on the fence, just ask me.
ES: No lo demores, pregúntame.
EN: Well, none of us can afford to sit on the fence, Carolyn.
ES: Ninguno de nosotros podemos ignorarlo, Carolyn.
EN: Hey, you can't sit on the fence anymore.
ES: Oye, ya no puedes sentarte en la cerca.
EN: And you can't sit on the fence here, dude.
ES: No puedes quedarte en tierra de nadie.
EN: You can't sit on the fence here.
ES: No vale estar en tierra de nadie.

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