like there is no tomorrow
Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“They danced like there is no tomorrow.”
“After winning the lottery, he spent his money like there is no tomorrow.”
“Fearing the storm would destroy their harvest, the farmers worked like there is no tomorrow to gather the remaining crops before nightfall.”
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all there
Mentally competent; not absent-minded or insane.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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as if there were no tomorrow
To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.
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be like
To say.
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be there
To be available to provide comfort and support for someone, especially in a period of difficulty.
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been there, done that
An assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic and is not too keen on revisiting or redoing it again.
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been there, done that, bought the T-shirt
Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion.
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been there, done that, got the T-shirt
Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.
Last updated August 10, 2026