English Idiom: (To be) on the fence
So here we have a lovely picture of a cat sitting on a fence. Cats do this all the time, and usually, nobody bothers or judges them.
Now, if we close our eyes and picture the image of a person sitting on the fence, today’s idiomatic expression comes to mind.
If we say someone is on the fence, we mean that they are undecided or unable to decide between two possible choices.
Right now there are a lot of political upheavals (click to learn more) going on in the world.
Many world leaders have some ideas about how to fix things, but when it comes to making a decision, they prefer to be on the fence for a while to wait and see how the situation unfolds.
Sometimes it is safer not to make a decision.