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DictionarySeestraddlestraddle the fence
straddle the fenceTo not commit to a decision or take a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities. You can't straddle the fence any longer—you need to choose who of these two we need to fire. The government has been straddling the fence about legalizing marijuana for the past several years.See also: fence, straddlestraddle the fenceFig. to support both sides of an issue. (As if one were partly on either side of a fence.) The mayor is straddling the fence on this issue, hoping the public will forget it. The legislator wanted to straddle the fence until the last minute, and that alone cost her a lot of votes.See also: fence, straddlestraddle the fence tv. to support both sides of an issue. The mayor is straddling the fence on this issue, hoping the public will forget it. See also: fence, straddle straddle the fence Informal To be undecided or uncommitted.See also: fence, straddleFinancialSeeStraddle |