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занимать выжидательную позицию stresses
gen.	wait and see; sit on the hedge; see how the cat jumps; adopt a wait-and-see attitude (контекстуальный перевод; англ. оборот взят из статьи в Forbes Alex_Odeychuk); be in an observation mode (Sidle); assume a wait-and-see attitude (In those instances, our tendency is to discount the risk and assume a wait-and-see attitude aldrignedigen)
Gruzovik	temporize
amer.	be on the fence; ride on the fence
dipl.	take a wait-and-see approach (cnn.com Alex_Odeychuk)
dipl., amer.	straddle the fence
econ.	mark time
idiom.	see how the wind blows (Andrey Truhachev); watch which way the cat jumps (Bobrovska); watch how the cat jumps (Bobrovska)
idiom., news	sit on the fence (But the issue of permanent NATO bases in east Europe is divisive. The French, Italians and Spanish are opposed while the Americans and British are supportive of the eastern European demands. The Germans, said a NATO official, were sitting on the fence, wary of provoking Russia. theguardian.com 4uzhoj)
Makarov.	bide one's time; play a waiting game; see which way the cat jumps; sit on the rail

занимать выжидательную позицию: 3 phrases in 2 subjects

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Idiomatic	2