as if there were no tomorrow
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- idiom
- Informal
:
como si no hubiera un mañana
- Not so in the burlesque world of the Rondeau, where the tambourinist carries on as if there were no tomorrow even though her plinth and pedestal are chipping away.
Examples
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Massive spending as if there is no tomorrow.
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In an appeal for a greener economy as well as concern for the common good, David Cadman said, "We are living in a rock star mentality, as if there were no tomorrow."
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They danced all night at the party as if there were no tomorrow, forgetting their worries.
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He spent his savings on a lavish vacation as if there were no tomorrow, enjoying every moment.
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The team played as if there were no tomorrow, pouring all their energy into winning the championship.
Synonyms
Doing things without planning for the future
Without holding back feelings or actions
Antonyms
How Energetic
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
as + if + there + were + no + tomorrow
The phrase literally asks the listener to imagine there is no future — so one behaves without restraint or concern for consequences — a meaning directly inferable from the constituents 'as if' + 'there were no tomorrow'. This figurative-but-logical mapping is common across many languages, making the expression predictable and accessible to a B1 learner who knows the individual words.
Etymology
As if there were no tomorrow paints a picture of someone acting like today is their last day, spending, dancing, or partying without thinking about later. So, it means 'behaving with great energy or without concern for the future'.