look out for number one

Example Sentences

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My uncle say we's free and to go and look out for number one.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration

Well, perhaps you might; but I have got to look out for number one.

From Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience by Alger, Horatio

That is the way to "look out for number one."

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

We all look out for number one, but appeals made to the higher self are not unavailing.

From Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, a contribution to the psychology of business by Scott, Walter Dill

I'm a poor widder, Mr. Martin, and I must look out for number one.

From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Alger, Horatio