as if there's no tomorrow

English

Phrase

as if there's no tomorrow

1. Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
   • 1951 January, Blaine Rideout, “Why Do I Play”, in Athletic Journal, volume XXXI, number 5, page 4, column 2:

     Why do I play so hard, / Until I’m all agrog; / Because I might have played my last— / A used and outworn cog. / I long to be a living tool, / A wheel thats^[sic] full of spin, / Turning over forward, / Working, playing to win. / I must play and work as if / There’s no tomorrow; no further mile, / I must see that others as well as I / Can err and show a smile.

   • 1994 January 31, Neil Weinberg, “Travel advisory”, in Forbes, →ISSN, page 136, column 1:

     Investors are flinging money at foreign funds as if there’s no tomorrow.

   • 2022, Jan Spilka, “Morning”, in Rise Up, →ISBN, pages 57–58:

     With this newfound clarity, start pursuing something meaningful. It could be anything from working on an innovative business idea or volunteering at a local shelter – find something rewarding and run after it as if there’s no tomorrow because when you are genuinely interested in doing something big, nothing will stop you from achieving greatness.