wooden nickel

wooden nickel
Деревянный пятицентовик. Это фальшивая монета, изготовленная в Америке теми, кто не хотел зарабатывать на жизнь честным путём. Так как никелевая монета 1857 г. стоила только 1 цент, это было не очень прибыльным делом, но дало жизнь фразе 'Don't take any wooden nickels!' («Не принимай никаких деревянных монет!»), которая означала дружеское предупреждение доверчивым или легковерным людям. Сейчас это выражение используется американцами в любой ситуации, когда есть опасность обмана или бесчестной сделки.

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