Here today, gone tomorrow In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "here today, gone tomorrow", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-10-30 07:10

Meaning of Here today, gone tomorrow

Synonyms:

a flash in the pan , fly-by-night

Here today, gone tomorrow saying adjective phrase informal

Used to say someone or something that is momentary or lasts only a short time.

I know your feelings for me are here today, gone tomorrow.

I need to buy this table right now because the sale price is here today, gone tomorrow.

There are so many new technology companies which are here today, gone tomorrow.

Origin of Here today, gone tomorrow

This idiom derived from to the short length of the human lifespan. It was used for the first time in 1549 in John Calvin’s Life and Conversion of a Christian Man.

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(to be) (as) ugly as sin

Extremely ugly; unlovely; unattractive

Example:

I hate frogs because they’re as ugly as sin.

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