To not commit to a decision or take a side when presented with two or more options or possibilities. The government has been straddling the fence about legalizing marijuana for the past several years. ...

What happens when you straddle the fence?

When you straddle something, you're sitting on it with one leg on each side — like straddling a horse or a fence. ... But if someone says you're "straddling the fence," it means you're doing a different kind of split: you're not taking a side and refusing to commit.

What does straddling the line mean?

Something that straddles a line, such as a border or river, exists on each side of it or goes across it: Our farm straddles the railroad line.