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  1. 30-Mar-2006, 23:45 #1
    bosunyum
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    Red face i had the betting to fall back on?

    The following sentence is what once a famous sports star told his interviewer after he fell from the stardom. did you feel lonely? it took a lot of sports players like that ,but i had the betting to fall back on. here what does it mean by i had the betting to fall back on?
  2. 31-Mar-2006, 04:50 #2
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    Default Re: i had the betting to fall back on?

    It meant that he had betting (gambling) as a second choice career.
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