Sit on the fence
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 26Meaning
To avoid taking a decision or a side
हिंदी अर्थ
तटस्थ बने रहना
Example sentences
He sat on the fence for four months and lost both sides.
To sit on the fence is safe and rarely respected.
Daily use: Fence pe baitha raha wo.
इन Exams में पूछा गयाAsked in
SSC CGL Pre 2021SSC CHSL Pre 2025CDS II 2023NDA I 2023NDA I 2022NDA II 2024
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
Fence पर बैठा आदमी न इस साइड जा पा रहा है, न उस साइड। उसी को sit on the fence कहते हैं, यानी कोई निर्णय न ले पाना।
A man sitting on a fence between two fields is in neither field; he cannot go to this side or that side. That is sitting on the fence: being unable to take a decision or choose a side.
Exam note
बहुत बार पूछा गया है। Options में इसके क़रीब 'remain neutral', 'be undecided', 'irresolution' (अनिश्चय) और उल्टा 'take a stand' आता है।
Asked very often. Close options: 'remain neutral', 'be undecided', 'irresolution'; the opposite is 'take a stand'.
SSC में कहाँ पूछा गयाWhere SSC asked it
- Sit on the fenceSSC CGL Pre 2021
- Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Sit on the fenceSSC CHSL Pre 2025
- He criticised the participants for sitting on the fence and not contributing in finalising the report.CDS II 2023
- Sit on the fenceNDA I 2023
- To sit on the fenceNDA I 2022
- Sit on the fenceNDA II 2024