Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

take the Fifth
- to hide behind the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution which
guarantees any witness the right not to incriminate himself or herself while testifying
at a trial
The man decided to take the Fifth rather than tell all of the facts at the trial.
take the initiative to (do something)
- to decide to do something although one has not been asked to do it
I decided to take the initiative to organize a dinner for my friend who was leaving to
go to a different university.
take the law into one's own hands
- to attempt to administer the law oneself
The citizens took the law into their own hands when they arrested the man who had
cut down the tree.
take the liberty of (doing something)
- to assume the right to do something
I took the liberty of eating the food that was in my friend's refridgerator.
take the plunge
- to do something decisive (such as getting married)
My friend decided to take the plunge and will get married next year.
take the rap for (someone or something)
- to receive punishment for something, to be accused and punished for something, to
receive punishment in place of someone else
The owner of the restaurant was forced to take the rap over permitting underage
workers to work at night.
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