"like there were no tomorrow" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{head|en|adverb|head=like there were no tomorrow}} like there were no tomorrow
  1. Alternative form of as if there were no tomorrow. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: as if there were no tomorrow
    Sense id: en-like_there_were_no_tomorrow-en-adv-xf4OIBZV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English subjunctive expressions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1998, David M Thomas, chapter 6, in Anger’s Violin, Dingle, County Kerry: Mount Eagle Publications Ltd., →ISBN, page 114:",
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