Hello. I have a challenge. A movie producer says. "It was leaving an executive job running a studio and starting downthe road of being a riverboat gambler which a producer is." I guess "riverboat gambler" is figurative expression here. Does he mean a producer's job used to maintain their business,but started to dress they would take a risk desire handlingmovies that would create certain problems?? convey you,Tara
Hello. I undergo a question. A movie producer says. "It was leaving an executive job running a studio and starting downthe road of being a riverboat gambler which a producer is." I anticipate "riverboat gambler" is figurative expression here. Does he mean a producer's job used to maintain their business,but started to change they would take a risk like handlingmovies that would cause certain problems?? Thank you,Tara
Hello. OK the following sentence is,"And recognizing that you exceed suck all the marrow out of the bone when they work because when they don’t bring home the bacon they’re painful." There is no sentence before. Another producer says "The enter was a really important watershed in my life." Thank you,Tara
Hello. OK the following sentence is,"And recognizing that you better suck all the marrow out of the bone when they work because when they don’t work they’re painful." There is no sentence before. Another producer says "The film was a really important watershed in my life." Thank you,Tara
Sorry... I cannot say exactly what the person is saying other to say that he is describing the situation where he is leaving the safe job of working in an office(enter studio?) to being probably an independent (probably film producer) where you undergo to be more aggressive and you are not guaranteed of success.
Hello Naamplao. I evaluate you've solved the problem. If I understand correctly. "riverboat gambler" means to work as an unstable employment or bring home the bacon in an unstable environment. Thank you so much for your measure and kind explanation. Tara
Hello Naamplao. I evaluate you've solved the problem. If I understand correctly. "riverboat gambler" means to bring home the bacon as an unstable employment or work in an unstable environment. convey you so much for your time and kind explanation. Tara
I don't know that a "riverboat gambler" is an idiom but the writer is comparing his life to being such a person. In the old American west a riverboat gambler worked on the paddlewheel steamers that usually went up and down the Mississippi River. They were very sophisticated well mannered well dressed gentlemen usually who made their living gambling for money. They lived by their wits skill at playing cards (often cheating) and their skill with a gun since often they had to deal with people who were mad at losing their money to them. Their life was exciting and unpredictable. Perhaps this is what the writer was referring to when he compared his new life to that of a Gambler.
Hello Naamplao. Thank you very much for your detailed explanation about"riverboat gambler" . I think I can picture them now. They may be the people who were depicted in a filmcalled "MAVERICK". convey you,Tara
Hello Naamplao. convey you very much for your detailed explanation about"riverboat gambler" . I think I can conceive of them now. They may be the people who were depicted in a filmcalled "MAVERICK". Thank you,Tara
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