fence sitting
21sit on the fence — See: ON THE FENCE …
22sit on the fence — See: ON THE FENCE …
23on the fence — adjective characterized by indecision some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan too many voters still declare they are undecided • Syn: ↑undecided • Similar to: ↑indecisive * * * phrasal …
24be on the fence — sit/be/on the fence phrase to refuse to support either side in an argument People are on the fence, and we just have to take the initiative. The Government should stop sitting on the fence and make its position clear. Thesaurus: not having strong …
25sit on the fence — to delay making a decision when you have to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition. She criticized members of the committee for sitting on the fence and failing to make a useful contribution to the debate …
26on the fence — See sitting on the fence …
27on the fence — Undecided. ► “That’s why Greg Quick, first vice president at Commerce Mortgage Corp., says, ‘many people basically are sitting on the fence to see what happens.’ ” (Wall Street Journal, March 26, 1996, p. A2) …
28shilly-shally — v 1. vacillate, yo yo, seesaw, teeter totter; waver, be indecisive, be irresolute, hesitate, hem and haw; go back and forth, fluctuate, oscillate, alternate, blow hot and cold, tergiversate, straddle the fence. n 2. irresolution, indecision,… …
29Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location …
30sit — See: GO SIT ON A TACK, ON THE FENCE also FENCE SITTING …