English / proverb
Eat, Drink and Be Merry, for Tomorrow We Die
MEANING IN ENGLISH
A proverbial reminder of mortality used either to justify heedless merriment or to warn against squandering life
In context
01
He warned his students that using the phrase 'eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die' as an excuse breeds chronic procrastination.
02
Though poets wrote 'eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die', sensible people still honor their daily appointments.
Synonyms
live in the moment,heedless pleasure,carpe diem maxim
Antonyms
prudence,foresight,temperance
Collocations
ancient adage eat,drink and be merry,for tomorrow we die; recite eat