| Idiom | On the Fence |
|---|---|
| Example | Are you for or against the new honor code, or are you still on the fence? |
| Meaning | neutral; undecided; not choosing one way or the other |
| Origin | This popular expression from the early 1800s makes you think of a person actually sitting on a fence, body right in the middle, not completely on one side or the other, with one leg dangling over each side. In the same way, if a person straddles an issue without committing himself or herself, that's a person "on the fence." |
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