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take the fifth

To decline to comment, especially on grounds that it might be incriminating.

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  • A reference to the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states, among other things, that it may not be required of one to testify against oneself.
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If you ask me who ate the last of the ice cream, I will simply take the fifth.

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Submitted on September 01, 2009

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