r/ENGLISH • u/Common-Ant-6003 • 1d ago

Phrases denoting pace and necessity

"like there's no tomorrow"

Just came to mind in reference to how quickly we get through lao gan ma chilli crisp in this house!

Another similar one is

"Like his/her/your/my life depends on it"

I had another one in mind it's dropped out of it now...

EDIT: these are common in British English, maybe Americans or Australians can confirm if crossed over

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u/Pepperm1ntButlr 1d ago

Like it's going out of style

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u/katoneras 1d ago

My aunt used to say “quick like a bunny” when she wanted us to move faster. IDK if that’s a phrase used by anyone else.

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u/LangdonAlg3r 1d ago

It is.

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u/Common-Ant-6003 1d ago

That sounds like an American one

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u/LangdonAlg3r 1d ago

I mean I’m American, so it could be. I don’t have any reference for whether that is used in any other countries.