首しゅ鼠そ両りょう端たんを持じす

expression, suru verb (precursor)

be unable to make up one's mind; sit on the fence

Rare literary expression from classical Chinese; used to describe indecision or hesitation between two options. The verb 持す is a classical form equivalent to modern 持する.

See also: 首鼠両端 (しゅそりょうたん)

• 彼かれは決けつ断だんできず、首しゅ鼠そ両りょう端たんを持じすばかりだった。

  He couldn't make a decision and just kept sitting on the fence.