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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Sit on the fence

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To refuse to give an opinion or take a side

The idiom sit on the fence is used for a person who stays neutral in a dispute and avoids committing to either side of an argument.

It pictures someone perched on top of a fence, unable or unwilling to come down on one side or the other, that is, refusing to declare a preference.

Option B, "To refuse to give an opinion or take a side", captures this exact sense of deliberate non-commitment.

"To be very decisive" is the opposite of the idiom, while "carefully choose a position" and "neutral, relaxed position" describe comfort or choice rather than the avoidance of taking sides.

Hence the idiom means to refuse to give an opinion or take a side.

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