She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost.

Buchi Emecheta
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She had gambled with marriage, just like most people, but she had gambled unluckily and had lost. This quote is a metaphor for someone who has gambled the wrong way and has lost. The gamble is marriage and the loss was her marriage. We can guess that the person this is about isn’t very happy about it.

Source: Second Class Citizen

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