单词 | every man for himself |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for every man for himself
every man for himselfEach individual puts his or her own interests foremost. For example, In this company no one helps anyone—it's every man for himself. In Chaucer's day this dictum was stated approvingly, meaning “if you don't look out for yourself, no one else will,” but today such selfishness is usually censured. Despite the wording, the term applies to either sex. Words nearby every man for himselfevery inch, every inch a ___, every last one, every little bit helps, Everyman, every man for himself, every man has his price, every minute counts, every nook and cranny, every now and then, everyone The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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