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English Idiom: (To be) on the fence
So here we have a lovely picture of a cat sitting on a fence.
Cats always do this, and nobody usually 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 they are undecided or unable to decide between two possible choices.
Right now, there are many political upheavals (click to learn more) worldwide.
Many world leaders have 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.
Flesch-Kincaid Readability Test
This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).
On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 70.
The easier a passage is to read, the higher the score on a scale of 0 – 100.