

In the Enies Lobby Arc of One Piece, Kaku says to Roronoa Zolo 'they say
assassins can never find other work' after their fight.

[![An injured and defeated Kaku from One Piece saying 'they say assassins can
never find other
work'.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TukPI.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TukPI.png)

As a native English speaker, I have never heard this phrase be used before,
and a quick web search shows no results. This leads me to believe that it
could be a direct translation of a Japanese saying that had no English
alternative. But what does it mean?


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What did Kaku mean when he said 'assassins can never find other work'?


The original [seems to
be](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1436058024):

> カク:パウリーか…。そうか…困ったわい…。殺し屋という仕事は **潰しがきかん** というのに…

潰しがきく essentially means that (the job) involves transferrable skills, or easy
to switch jobs/workplace. Here it is negated and the part literally means
"Being an assassin does not train you for other jobs (than assassins)" or
"Working as an assassin, I don't have skills for other jobs".


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