English
Etymology
A reference to the w:Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution|Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states, among other things, that one may not be required to testify against oneself.

Verb
take the fifth
#idiom To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.
#:If you ask me who ate the last of the ice cream, I will simply take the fifth.

• 2005-10-14 07:57 - Dvortygirl - created entry

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