be sitting on the fence

be sitting on the fence

To be unable or unwilling to commit to a decision or a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities. No, we haven't chosen an applicant yet—the boss is sitting on the fence. It sounds like town council is still sitting on the fence about expanding the elementary school parking lot.
See also: fence, on, sitting
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be on the fence
  • love is blind
  • love sees no faults
  • can't bear to think about (something)
  • weigh (something) in the balance
  • weigh something in the balance
  • be past caring
  • be beyond caring
  • be beyond/past caring
  • not able to see the forest for the trees