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Alessandro Aina Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the meaning of this affirmation "don't give up the day job!" in this context?
Hi everybody,
I was wathcing this video on youtube ( ) when i red this:
"Nice English accent!
However, don't give up the day? job!
but what "don't give up the day? job!" meas?
I was wathcing this video on youtube ( ) when i red this:
"Nice English accent!
However, don't give up the day? job!
but what "don't give up the day? job!" meas?
Top answer
) is what they do during the day, while performing/auditioning in the evenings. Thus, "don't quit your day job" is a mildly insulting phrase - it means they shouldn't give up their sure source of income, because they are not likely to be vaulted into stardom any time soon.
- ) is what they do during the day, while performing/auditioning in the evenings.
- Thus, "don't quit your day job" is a mildly insulting phrase - it means they shouldn't give up their sure source of income, because they are not likely to be vaulted into stardom any time soon.
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People hoping to work in the entertainment industry as musicians, actors, etc., often have a less glamorous job that allows them to pay the bills while they wait for their "big break." This job (retail sales clerk, call center worker, etc.) is what they do during the day, while performing/auditioning in the evenings.
Thus, "don't quit your day job" is a mildly insulting phrase - it mean
Thus, "don't quit your day job" is a mildly insulting phrase - it mean
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