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On the fence

but knowing that you two would be our neighbors now we have to get it actually we are buying the house next door what why I don't know why I was on the fence but knowing that yo...

Course: Idioms from TVSection: Six everyday idioms from FriendsSubtitles: en

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fence

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but knowing that you two would be our

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neighbors now we have to get

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it actually we are buying the house next

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door what

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why

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I don't know why I was on the fence but

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knowing that you two would be our

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neighbors now we have to get

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it the idiom sit or be on the fence

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means to be unsure and not make a

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decision in a particular

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situation

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examples when it came to choosing a

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career path she was on the fence and

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couldn't decide between medicine and

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Engineering he's still on the fence

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about buying a car as he's taking into

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account the insurance

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costs the politician decided to sit on

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the fence and not choose a side on the

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controversial

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issue actually we are buying the house

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next

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door

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why I don't know why I was on the fence

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but knowing that you two would be our

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neighbors now we have to get

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it

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