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==English==
==English==


===Alternative forms===
===Pronunciation===
* [[don't quit your day job]]
* {{audio|en|en-au-don't give up your day job.ogg|a=AU}}


===Phrase===
===Phrase===
{{head|en|phrase|head=[[don't]] [[give up]] [[your]] [[day job]]}}
{{head|en|phrase|head=[[don't]] [[give up]] [[your]] [[day job]]}}


# {{context|idiomatic|often|humorous|lang=en}} {{non-gloss definition|Somewhat [[sarcastic]] but usually [[good-natured]] [[advice]] used to [[criticise]] a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), [[imply]]ing that he or she could not [[make a living]] from it.}}
# {{lb|en|idiomatic|often|humorous}} {{non-gloss definition|Somewhat [[sarcastic]] but usually [[good-natured]] [[advice]] used to [[criticise]] a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), [[imply]]ing that they are unlikely to be successful.}}
#: {{syn|en|don't quit your day job}}
#* '''2006''' July 3, Viv Bernstein, "[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/sports/othersports/03nascar.html Said Makes His Case for Success in Nascar]," ''New York Times'' <small>(retrieved 11 Oct 2015)</small>:
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#*: "I remember after the school was over," he said, "I went up to the instructor just completely wound up like: ‘O.K. man, how do I do this and become a real racecar driver? I want to quit my job and do this.’ . . . And he goes: ‘Other Sports Beckon. You suck. '''Don't give up your day job'''.’ "
|passage="I remember after the school was over," he said, "I went up to the instructor just completely wound up like: ‘O.K. man, how do I do this and become a real racecar driver? I want to quit my job and do this.’ . . . And he goes: ‘Other Sports Beckon. You suck. '''Don't give up your day job'''.’ "}}


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don't give up your day job

  1. (idiomatic, often humorous) Somewhat sarcastic but usually good-natured advice used to criticise a person's degree of talent (especially in music or other performing arts), implying that they are unlikely to be successful.
    Synonym: don't quit your day job
    • 2006 July 3, Viv Bernstein, “Said Makes His Case for Success in Nascar”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 October 2015:
      "I remember after the school was over," he said, "I went up to the instructor just completely wound up like: ‘O.K. man, how do I do this and become a real racecar driver? I want to quit my job and do this.’ . . . And he goes: ‘Other Sports Beckon. You suck. Don't give up your day job.’ "
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