to not give up the day job
{not} [give] up {one's} day jobto not give up the day job
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to advise someone to continue with their current job instead of trying a new job that is likely to fail
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Humorous
Idiom
Informal
Exempel
She tried painting as a career, but her art was n't selling. She did n't give up the day job though.
