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straddle the fence

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strad·dle   (strād'l)   
v.   strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles

v.   tr.
    1. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse.

    2. To be on both sides of; extend over or across: a car straddling the centerline.

  1. To appear to favor both sides of (an issue).

  2. To fire shots behind and in front of (a target) in order to determine the range.

v.   intr.
  1. To walk, stand, or sit with the legs wide apart, especially to sit astride.

  2. To spread out in a disorderly way; sprawl.

  3. To appear to favor both sides of an issue.

  4. To place a bet in poker before the cards are dealt that is twice the amount of the big blind when one is immediately to the left of the big blind.

n.  
  1. The act or posture of sitting astride.

  2. An equivocal or a noncommittal position.

  3. The option to buy or sell a specific asset, such as a block of stock, at a predetermined price before a certain date.

  4. A bet in poker made by the player immediately to the left of the big blind for twice the amount of the big blind before the cards are dealt.


[Akin to stride.]
strad'dler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
straddle the fence

  1. tv.
    to support both sides of an issue. : The mayor is straddling the fence on this issue, hoping the public will forget it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

straddle the fence

see on the fence.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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