don't take any wooden nickels

Phrase

 * 1)  Do not permit yourself to be cheated or duped; do not be naive.
 * 2) * 1938, "Macy's College Shop" [display advertisement], New York Times, 14 Aug, p. 19:
 * For conversation pieces . . . the whacky necklace called "Don't take any wooden nickels!" at $1.83 (designed by Martha Sleeper).
 * 1) * 1938, "Macy's College Shop" [display advertisement], New York Times, 14 Aug, p. 19:
 * For conversation pieces . . . the whacky necklace called "Don't take any wooden nickels!" at $1.83 (designed by Martha Sleeper).