straddle the fence
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“And that is what Delta is experiencing — an attempt to try to straddle the fence and play both sides, and you end up getting screwed.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2021
Together, the two statements allow Culberson to straddle the fence.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 14, 2017
"It's a difficult position in a year like this to try to straddle the fence," said the state's Republican senator, John Thune, in an interview with Reuters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2010
I never straddle the fence and will give it.
From Time Magazine Archive
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