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词汇 take the fifth
释义
take the fifth and five it
Theme: LEGAL
tr. to refuse to testify to a U.S. legislative committee by invoking the protection of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
His lawyer told him to take the fifth.After every question, the lawyer just sat there and said, “Five it.”
Theme: REFUSAL
tr. to decline to answer any questions.
I'll take the fifth on that one. Ask Fred.Don't ask me. I am going to five it.
Idiom
take the fifthtake the fifth (amendment)
to avoid answering a question, esp. that could cause embarrassment.
I plead the fifth — I don't know where your girlfriend went!
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