Fence-sit
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To sit on the fence (to remain neutral on a certain topic). idiomatic, intransitive, rare
"My point, therefore, in beginning with what everyone knows are the two main views of Othello (and hence Othello) is not to adjudicate between them, nor to dismiss both, nor to fence-sit, but to suggest that each answers to something important in the play – which also means that each underestimates something important as well."
Example
More examples"My point, therefore, in beginning with what everyone knows are the two main views of Othello (and hence Othello) is not to adjudicate between them, nor to dismiss both, nor to fence-sit, but to suggest that each answers to something important in the play – which also means that each underestimates something important as well."
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