by shadow January 28, 2004
Aside from the relatively obvious use of the phrase (to designate defecation), "take a shit" as a phrase can apply to mechanical devices. An apparatus which wears out or breaks down at a very inconvenient time can be said to "take a shit".
"I told Frank to fix those worn lifters on his car engine but he didn't listen to me. Then when he went on vacation he was crossing the rockies when it took a shit on him. It ruined his vacation."
by Frank Klaune March 07, 2004
Refuse to answer on the grounds that one may incriminate oneself, as in He took the Fifth on so many of the prosecutor's questions that we're sure he's guilty. This idiom refers to the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which states that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself or herself. Mid-1900s
by dr_binks November 27, 2005
A visual gimmick used in film and on stage where a person is surprised or taken aback by another's actions or words while drinking, and spits or sputters that liquid.
by Craig 119281 November 08, 2005
by KnightofNerdom May 23, 2018
Pretending to enter and store someone's phone number into your mobile phone after they generously offer up their phone number and say "Take my number and give me a call sometime"
Jeff: Why did you take that loser's number and tell him you'll call him?
Chris: Don't worry dude, it was a "fake take"
Chris: Don't worry dude, it was a "fake take"
by dmcormond June 14, 2007
by richardc020 August 23, 2010