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sit on the fence

To remain neutral, to refuse to take sides in a dispute; often used in a derogatory way about someone who lacks the courage to decide: “The councilman is afraid he'll lose votes if he takes sides on the zoning issue, but he can't sit on the fence forever.”

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RELATED WORDS

quit, renounce, refrain, withhold, forgo, cease, shun, sidestep, fudge, waffle, forbear, decline, refuse, spurn, avoid, eschew, stop, fast, abjure, curb

Nearby words

  1. sit by,
  2. sit down,
  3. sit in,
  4. sit on,
  5. sit on one's hands,
  6. sit out,
  7. sit over,
  8. sit pretty,
  9. sit spin,
  10. sit through
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