"on the fence" meaning in English

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          "text": "I am still on the fence about which way to vote.",
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          "text": "The letter was from a 41-year-old man who was also on the fence about kids: “Things like quiet, free time, spontaneous travel, pockets of non-obligation,” he wrote. “I really value them.”",
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          "word": "bagai air di daun talas"
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          "word": "bagai air di daun keladi"
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          "word": "bagai air di daun talas"
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          "word": "but see na dwoje babka wróżyła"
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          "word": "stać pod znakiem zapytania"
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  "word": "on the fence"
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      "word": "bagai air di daun talas"
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      "word": "bagai air di daun keladi"
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      "word": "bagai air di daun talas"
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      "word": "but see na dwoje babka wróżyła"
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      "word": "stać pod znakiem zapytania"
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