five it

five it

slang To refuse to testify against oneself in court, in accordance with the right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, part of the Bill of Rights. There is speculation that he will five it if he is asked about his actions under oath. Is the defendant seriously going to five it after every question the prosecution puts to him? The alleged kingpin of the east coast drug cartel simply fived it after every question the prosecution put to him.
See also: five
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2024 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

five it

verb
See also: five
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
See also:
References in periodicals archive ?
He looks a real speed merchant to me and drawn in stall five it's hard to see him hitting the front and staying there.
the first upon stall five it's the Vertem Doncaster GAMBLING WISDOM "There are two great pleasures in gambling; that of winning and that of losing." - French Proverb
They there for five It's not the first time pranksters Lee have jumped into the food court's shallow pool.
"The only thing that can relax her is warm water, and now she is five it's dangerous to put her in the bath so I bought the hot tub to help," she said.
Crackerjack was so popular that Devonborn Ed said in 2014 he still couldn't go into a pub without a punter shouting: "It's Friday, it's five to five it's Crackerjack!" He leaves behind two children and five grandchildren.
NEIGHBOURS - FIVE IT'S a big week for the Brennan boys.
HOME&AWAY FIVE IT'S a sombre week in Summer Bay, as the locals prepare to say goodbye to Casey - and each of them struggles for their own reasons.
"It's quite a prestigious competition and if your product is in the top five it's quite a fillip to have.
With seven subs you would always have a keeper, but with five it's not so clearcut.
She added: "If they are already failing by the age of four-and-a-half or five it's going to be quite difficult to get them back into the system again."
"If they are already failing by the age of four-and-a-half or five it's quite difficult to get them back into the system again."
'It looked dry and hard at the start of the day and if it lasts until day four or five it's really going to get dry and crack up.
The growth of national advertising also has been felt at the Associated Press of New York, whose AP AdSEND delivery service has grown every year for the five it's been in operation.
HIGH FIVE it's rare day of joy for Ashley Young and Paul Pogba as they go crazy ater Jesse Lingard's fifth goal for United in the rout of Cardiff