what does it mean when someone says don't take any wooden nickels?
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The Chicago World's Fair in 1933 issued wooden nickels as souvenirs, and the tradition of wooden nickels as tokens and souvenirs continues to the present day. ... An American adage, "Don't take any wooden nickels" is considered a lighthearted reminder to be cautious in one's dealings.
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It means he wants you to come and go without him having to be there to let you in or to lock up after you. To me giving someone a spare key indicates full trust and a step up in the serious aspect of your relationship.
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Fail to take advantage of an opportunity, as in Jean missed the boat on that club membership. This expression, which alludes to not being in time to catch a boat, has been applied more widely since the 1920s. 2. Fail to understand something, as in I'm afraid our legislator missed the boat on that amendment to the bill.
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This wise saying is “all that glitters is not gold”. Most noteworthy, the phrase essentially means that not everything that is shiny is valuable. This is because somethings can be superficially attractive only.
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A coin left on a headstone lets the deceased soldier's family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respects. If you leave a penny, it means you visited. A nickel means that you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp together. If you served with the soldier, you leave a dime.
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“No thanks” means “I do not want what you are offering”. “Thanks, but no thanks” means “I appreciate the offer, but I do not want what you are offering”. You should be able to see the connection between thanks and appreciation. Both can be used either sarcastically or non-saracastically.
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Other nickel-free metals include pure sterling silver, copper, platinum, and titanium. Polycarbonate plastic is okay.
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It means "you should if you know what's good for you" Between friends it suggests the friend expects the subject to do something. In a hostile situation, the speaker is threatening punishment if the subject doesn't do something. See a translation.
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This is an old Filipino proverb that indicates that choices have consequences. Before you do anything, you should make sure that you look at the end results. This proverb advises on researching widely on what you are bound to do to avoid regrets later in life.
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Basically, it means, "It hurts to not have you." The divergence from the usual meaning is actually played with in some songs, like The Offspring's "Want You Bad." Basically, it means, "It hurts to not have you."
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The saying is "no DIP Sherlock" for a reason. Sherlock smokes a pipe, and therefore when he has no dip (tobacco) he shouldn't need to be told the reason his pipe is empty. The other saying really just sounds like you like hearing yourself cuss, which is also childish imo.
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It is often used in the negative as a way of expressing that a person is not foolish, naive, or gullible, as in “I didn't just fall off the turnip truck, you know.” An equivalent expression is “I wasn't born yesterday.”
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phrasal verb. If someone writes off a debt or an amount of money that has been spent on a project, they accept that they are never going to get the money back. [business]
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The answer may be "Of course not!" which means "I don't/wouldn't mind if you do it", or "Of course I do (mind)!" which means the reverse. Also, to agree, you may answer "Go ahead!" or "Please, do!" or to disagree, "Please, don't!" (Then it would be polite to explain the reason for your disagreement) .
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Don't Put All your Eggs in One Basket. Meaning: This is a piece of advice which means that one should not concentrate all efforts and resources in one area as one could lose everything.
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Bite Your Tongue Meaning This expression means to prevent yourself from saying something, usually to another person, because you think saying it would negatively affect the situation. It may be a criticism of the person, a secret you promised not to tell, or other information you feel would be harmful to the situation.
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It means that he doesn't want you to develop feelings for whoever He's talking about, whether that is him or someone else. It's childish and He's saying it that way to be silly and try to lighten the mood for if it is him he is talking about then he doesn't want you to fall in love with him.