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the jury is still out
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people have not yet decided whether something is good, true or useful
Usually 'the jury is still out on' something. It is not about a real court.
In context
The jury is still out on whether the new tax will help small businesses.
Many experts say the jury is still out on the four-day working week.
More idioms about politics
- a double standarda rule applied more strictly to one group than to another
- a grey areaa situation where the rules are unclear, so nobody is sure what is allowed
- a hidden agendaa secret reason or plan behind what someone says or does
- a hot potatoa difficult issue that people disagree about and nobody wants to deal with
- a lame ducka politician or government with little real power, often near the end of a term in office