Using plead the fifth informally

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you get in

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trouble with the court later if he's

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going to take you to court you're gonna

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say it in the court you're not gonna say

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it in this informal area in your car you

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want to make sure that there's a lawyer

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you want to make sure that it is done

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the right way so you could say I plead

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the fifth because that fifth Amendment

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of the Constitution says you don't need

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to answer his questions you don't need

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to say that in daily life we often use

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this when we don't want to answer a

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question so you asked your friend did

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you kiss her and he said I plead the

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fifth this means he doesn't want to

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answer your question

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he doesn't say legally I don't have to

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answer your question no this is just

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colloquially he's saying I don't want to

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answer your question but there is a

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subtle meaning here when you use this in

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daily conversation it means I don't want

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to tell you but your answer is correct

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so he said did you kiss her and he said

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I plead the fifth really it means yes

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but I don't want to tell you so if you

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use this expression you're not really

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hiding the truth

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you're telling

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them what they already know but you just

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don't want to say it so let me give you

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one other quick situation the other day

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I was sneakily