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alucky
nickel's worth of free advice
nickel's worth of free advice ? what's this ?
fortune-telling or something ?
--------quoted from-------------------------
Let me give you a nickel's worth of free advice, young man.
This so-called Dr. Brown is dangerous. He's a real nutcase.
Hang around with him, you'll end up in big trouble.
2 de nov de 2010 02:45
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Hi Alucky ^_^
nickel's worth of free advice
it means that i give you an advice that worth a nickel ( 5 cent )
(as if i give you my advice for free)
nickel means :
a coin of the US and Canada worth 5 cents
that what i think , i hope some native speakers tell us about it
2 de novembro de 2010
It's only a small piece of advice ("a nickel's worth", 5c US), but because it's given for free, this is quite a bargain.
"What I'm saying may not seem worth much to you, but I'm telling you this for free, so you should listen."
2 de novembro de 2010
Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h38srxvt6qE
A "nickel of advice", advice that is not worth a nickel or not worth anything.
Similar to "a penny for your thoughts" meaning that they have lots of advice or can give you much (sometimes unwanted or worthless) advice. Not worth a penny (lowest amount of payment), but if the receiver wanted to get/buy advice, the giver could sell them a lot of advice.
The thoughts/advice is often worth more to the giver than the receiver. In the case of the video, Lucy enjoys tormenting Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown paid for advice that he would be better off not getting.
Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-a-penny-for-your-thoughts-mean.htm
In the example you gave, the meaning is "for whatever it is worth" or "the advice may mean more to me than to would to you." Can be very opinionated. Depends on the context of the rest of the conversation.
2 de novembro de 2010
Here's another phrase for you:
That advice isn't worth a penny. :P
2 de novembro de 2010
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