don't quit your day job
don't quit your day job
cliché Don't leave your current employment in order to pursue some other ambition, because the odds of that succeeding are slim. Said especially to someone engaging in some activity as an amateur. A video of the famous actor singing a cringeworthy rendition of "Danny Boy" has gone viral online. Don't quit your the day job, pal! A: "So, what did you think of my new joke? I was going to use it in my act at the comedy club tonight." B: "Yeah, um… maybe don't quit your day job, kid."
See also: job, quit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a sight to behold
- (I'll) see you in hell!
- reliance
- reliance on
- reliance on (someone or something)
- so crazy (that) it might actually work
- so crazy (that) it might just work
- (just) crazy enough to work
- crazy enough (that) it might actually work
- crazy enough (that) it might just work