Take The Fifth

What is Take The Fifth?

1.

Refuse to answer on the grounds that one may incriminate oneself, as in He took the Fifth on so many of the prosecutor's questions that we're sure he's guilty. This idiom refers to the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself or herself. Mid-1900s

Me: What was you just doing with my wife!?

Mate: I take the fifth.

See fifth, idiom, guilty, incriminate
22

Random Words:

Fiftyteen
1. Dad who still has fun with the kids and lives a young-minded, laughter-filled life. Honey, you aren't fifty-three. You are fiftyte..
Read more
Zavier
1. a pimp, good looking guy, fly guy, genius, and millionare, and paki. holla bak bitches 949 *** **** Damn that zavier is pimping it. Se..
Read more
I-phoney
1. anyone who owns an I-phone and never uses any of the features, except for the phone. Dude, Jack is such an i-phoney, he only knows how ..
Read more

Best StartPage for your browser.

All you need for a faster workflow in one place.



Get it for Free