Last Updated :2025/11/23

sit on the fence

Verb
idiomatic intransitive
Japanese Meaning
中立を保ち、どちらの立場にも肩入れしないこと / 特定の問題について意見を示さず、判断を先延ばしにすること
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委員会が決定を求めたとき、彼女はどちらの提案も支持せず、どっちつかずのままでいることにした。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic, intransitive) To remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.

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sit on the fence

When the committee asked for a decision, she chose to sit on the fence rather than support either proposal.

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When the committee asked for a decision, she chose to sit on the fence rather than support either proposal.

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