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here for a good time, not a long time

here for a good time, not a long time phrase: life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can.

Phrase

here for a good time, not a long time

  1. Life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can.
    • A very good friend of mine / Told me something the other day / I’d like to pass it on to you / ’Cause I believe what he said to be true // He said “We’re here for a good time / Not a long time / So have a good time / The sun can’t shine every day //[…]”1977 June 2, Brian Smith, Ra McGuire, “We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)”, in Knock ’Em Dead Kid, Universal City, Calif.: MCA Records, →OCLC, column 2
    • Some people prefer to be here for a good time, not a long time. I prefer to be here for a good time and a long time, if possible.2024, Jessica Spangler, Invest Like a Girl: Jump into the Stock Market, Reach Your Money Goals, and Build Wealth, page 247

Questions about here for a good time, not a long time

What does here for a good time, not a long time mean?
Here for a good time, not a long time means life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can.
What part of speech is here for a good time, not a long time?
Here for a good time, not a long time is a phrase.

Words near here for a good time, not a long time in the dictionary

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  7. here for it
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