To 'sit on the fence' - what does this phrase mean? - It's time to Learn English

It would appear that these days

more and more people are keen

to express their own personal opinions.

Whatever the subject may be.

These days, people seem eager.

They seem to want to let other people know

what they think about certain subjects.

Whatever those subjects may be,

someone somewhere will be eager

to express their opinions.

Subjects such as religion,

sexuality, politics

and all the other stuff in between.

Of course, there are some people who don't

want to express their personal opinion.

They want to keep it to themselves.

Maybe if they become involved in a debate

or an argument or a discussion about a certain thing

they might not want to join in.

We can say that that person has decided to

sit on the fence.

This is an expression that is used in English,

when we want to describe a person

who does not want to express an opinion.

They don't want to take any particular side.

They decide that they want to take

a neutral approach.

They want to remain neutral.

They decide to sit on the fence.

And there it is. Today's phrase.

I hope you enjoyed it.

This is Mr. Duncan saying see you again soon.

And of course,

ta ta for now.