Idiom TO SIT ON THE FENCE
(Ghair janbidar rehana, Khamosh rehna)
Meanings: Remain neutral,
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Meanings: Remain neutral,
Remain silent, do not take part in any matter.
Usage: We should not sit on the fence but oppose the wrong doers.
sit on the fence
sit on the fence definition
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.”
The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third EditionCopyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
fence
[fens]
1.
a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
2.
Informal. a person who receives and disposes of stolen goods.
3.
the place of business of such a person.
4.
the act, practice, art, or sport of fencing.
5.
skill in argument, repartee, etc.
6.
Machinery. a guard or guide, as for regulating the movements of a tool or work.
7.
Carpentry. a slotted guide used especially with a framing square to lay out cuts on rafters and staircase strings.
9.
to enclose by some barrier, establishing exclusive right to possession:
to fence a farm.
10.
to separate by or as by a fence or fences (often followed by in, off, out, etc.):
to fence off a corner of one's yard; to fence out unwholesome influences.
11.
to defend; protect; guard:
The president was fenced by bodyguards wherever he went.
12.
to ward off; keep out.
13.
Informal. to sell (stolen goods) to a fence.
14.
Nautical. to reinforce (an opening in a sail or the like) by sewing on a grommet or other device.
15.
to practice the art or sport of fencing.
16.
to parry arguments; strive to avoid giving direct answers; hedge:
The mayor fenced when asked if he would run again.
17.
(of a horse) to leap over a fence.
18.
Obsolete. to raise a defense.
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