"as if there's no tomorrow" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1951 January, Blaine Rideout, “Why Do I Play”, in Athletic Journal, volume XXXI, number 5, page 4, column 2:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "1994 January 31, Neil Weinberg, “Travel advisory”, in Forbes, →ISSN, page 136, column 1:",
          "text": "Investors are flinging money at foreign funds as if there’s no tomorrow.",
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          "ref": "2022, Jan Spilka, “Morning”, in Rise Up, →ISBN, pages 57–58:",
          "text": "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.",
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