Meaning of eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can.
2. In speaking pejoratively of epicurean beliefs.

Examples

“These warnings sound strange to our lives, molded so often on the assumption that this life is the only one we can be sure of, and hence, while we have it, we should eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.”

“But are more inclined to take for their guide the maxim of "a penny saved is a penny got" than that of "let us eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die."”

“Eat, drink, and be merry / For tomorrow, we'll die / Cause we're tripping billies”

“The younger decided to leave and live the fast life and be carefree—eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.”

“Vovo said, only half arguing, “Who can you point out that ever profited by this moderation teaching? Who in history every got anywhere practicing moderation? Some say you must live to the hilt. Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die.””

“I’ve got some decent Margaux in the cellar. Let’s get back to my place tout de suite and crack it open. You know what they say. Eat, drink, and be merry. For tomorrow we die.”

“Instead of saying as the epicure, "let us eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die;" or on the other hand, murmuring against the appointments of God, and indulging our vain objections; let us seek for a lively hope, a submissive will, and a contented mind”

“Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us. And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.”

“Americans are led to believe that the normal American family consists of children and adults who are disrespectful to their elders, make a practice of lying, use situational ethics to solve problems, cheat on their mates, indulge in pre-marital sex, deny the existence of God, and live by the belief that we must eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.”

“But, clearly, hedonism was not his personal philosophy. Unlike those who suggest that we should eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die, he found no ultimate satisfaction in living in the moment just for the experience of pleasure.”

CEFR level