keep one's options open
hedge one's bets
pigeonhole
follow the wind
split the difference
hold the line
scrape the bottom of the barrel
dig one's heels in
punt
rule out
have one's pick
with prejudice
executive decision
walk in straight lines
permissiveness
tolerance
underwrite
nonqual
go along with
snap judgment
stand pat
linger
play it safe
high-hanging fruit
laid
fallback
set
optionalize
free rein
dwell
deselect
don't buy green bananas
let lie
decline
never say never
fly by the seat of one's pants
selection
set one's face against
counterstrategy
walk the line
square
go for
walk the talk
opt out
straightforward
straight
paper over the cracks
optionlessness
underfix
hard line
loiter
cling to the skirts of
put the cart before the horse
willy-nilly
stubborn up
do without
can't help
decommit
run adrift
keep on truckin'
defy
exercise
when in doubt, do nowt
maintain
take over
choiceless
facultative
strike a balance
dissuade
self-determine
cut and dried
don't count your chickens before they're hatched
continue
polylemma
underplan
straighten up
shut the door on
hold still
back-pocket
perseverance
compound
underbook
don't worry
optionlike
stay
back down
toss-up
break even
improvise
pick
casually
extemporize
control
forgo
keep up
trilemma
underdeal
flip-flop
keep back
if it ain't broke, don't fix it