sit on the fence

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sit on the fence

verb sits on the fence · sitting on the fence · sat on the fence

  1. idiomatic, intransitive To remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion. and Bloomah will sometimes sit on the fence, concerning whose discretion, the same thing may be said...

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日本語日和る hiyoru
中文騎牆 /骑墙 qíqiáng
Portuguêsem cima do muro

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@misc{sit_on_the_fence_2026,
  title = {sit on the fence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sit%20on%20the%20fence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}