Meaning of don't take any wooden nickels | Babel Free
Definitions
One should not permit oneself to be cheated or duped; one should not be naive.
US, dated
Examples
“HELMER: What the hell, Nora? NORA: So long, Kid, don't take any wooden nickels!”
“Well, I only meant to write a line and I've written pages! Well, don't take any wooden nickels.”
“For conversation pieces . . . the whacky necklace called "Don't take any wooden nickels!" at $1.83 (designed by Martha Sleeper).”
“H. T. Webster's comic strip, "The Timid Soul," in the Oakland Tribune of September 10, 1950 used the tendency to repeat worn phrases as the subject for the hero's good intentions. The following are recorded: . . . Don't take any wooden nickels.”
“Don't take any wooden nickels When you sell your soul A devil of a time awaits you When the party's over You're on your own.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.