TO SIT ON THE FENCE

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope you're having a great day!

Today we look at another common idiom that we use in English.

Today's English Idiom is: TO SIT ON THE FENCE

Meaning: when a person delays making a decision in order to maintain neutrality; lack of decisiveness to choose between two sides in an argument or a competition, or the inability to decide due to lack of courage.

Example 1: You can't sit on the fence any longer, Pablo. You have to decide who you are going to appoint as the new director of marketing. Is it going to be Alice or Natalia?  

Example 2: The thing I love about the new director of marketing is that she's not afraid of making decisions and she is a woman who never sits on the fence. 

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We'll see you tomorrow with our last lesson of the week, which is about another interesting idiom.

I hope the rest of your day goes well. All the best!

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