took the fifth


to “take the 5th” or “plead the 5th” means to claim protection under the fifth amendment to the u.s. const-tution. this amendment says in part that no one “shall be compelled, in any criminal case, to be a witness against himself.” if a person believes that his testimony might tend to provide incriminating evidence against himself, he can invoke the fifth amendment and he will not be required to answer.
interviewer: why did you leave your last job?
interviewee: they accused me of stealing four computers
interviewer: did they make you confess?
interviewee: i took the fifth

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