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sit on the fence

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unikać opowiedzenia się po którejś stronie

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sit on the fence

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A Voice in the Dispute

  1. A

    Did the chair support either proposal?

    Czy przewodnicząca poparła którąś propozycję?

  2. B

    For now, she avoids taking sides.

    Na razie unika opowiedzenia się po którejś stronie.

  3. A

    Does she want more opinions?

    Chce zebrać więcej opinii?

  4. B

    Yes, she'll hear the other team tomorrow.

    Tak, jutro wysłucha drugiego zespołu.

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Translations

Polishunikać opowiedzenia się po którejś stronieexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germansich nicht festlegenexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishno tomar partidoexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianне занимать ни одну из сторонexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Komisja przez cały spór unikała opowiedzenia się po którejś stronie.

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English

The committee sat on the fence throughout the dispute.

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German

Der Ausschuss legte sich während des ganzen Streits nicht fest.

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Spanish

El comité no tomó partido durante toda la disputa.

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Russian

Комитет в течение всего спора не занимал ни одну из сторон.

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Grammar

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sit on the fence
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Example

The committee sat on the fence throughout the dispute.

add fuel to the fire

dolewać oliwy do ognia

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a double-edged sword

miecz obosieczny

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a red herring

mylący trop

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the devil is in the detail

diabeł tkwi w szczegółach

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the proof of the pudding is in the eating

wartość czegoś sprawdza się w praktyce

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a rule of thumb

praktyczna reguła orientacyjna

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If we compare only the time spent without considering the scope of the work, we may be comparing apples and oranges.

Porównując sam czas pracy bez uwzględnienia jej zakresu, możemy zestawiać jabłka z gruszkami.

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The game is not worth the candle if a minor improvement requires abandoning every previous arrangement.

Skórka nie jest warta wyprawki, jeśli drobna poprawa wymaga porzucenia wszystkich dotychczasowych ustaleń.

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When recognition becomes an end in itself, it is easy to lose sight of the cause it was meant to serve.

Gdy uznanie staje się celem samym w sobie, łatwo stracić z oczu sprawę, której miało służyć.

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This freedom is a double-edged sword: it allows action to be adapted to the situation but makes it harder to compare individuals' responsibilities.

Ta swoboda jest mieczem obosiecznym: pozwala dostosować działanie do sytuacji, ale utrudnia porównanie odpowiedzialności poszczególnych osób.

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The Achilles' heel of this plan is not a shortage of ideas but dependence on a single source of information whose reliability has not been checked.

Piętą achillesową tego planu jest nie brak pomysłów, lecz zależność od jednego źródła informacji, którego wiarygodności nie sprawdzono.

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A seemingly technical amendment may become a Trojan horse for a change whose consequences participants had no opportunity to discuss.

Pozornie techniczna poprawka może stać się koniem trojańskim dla zmiany, której skutków uczestnicy nie mieli możliwości przedyskutować.

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