look out for number one
Example Sentences
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My motto is to look out for number one every time, and it's a mighty good motto.
From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
When other men with sword and gun, Would stop the fierce destroying Hun, We count the cost as money lost, And still look out for number one.
From War Rhymes by Wayfarer by Cosens, Abner
"Ah, well you've shown that you know how to look out for number one," he said.
From The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
Promising my new friend to look out for number one, I waved an adieu to him and his, and went on my solitary way.
From Four Months in a Sneak-Box by Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)
A problem that puzzled me a little was where they obtain water for drinking and bathing purposes, but no doubt such blithe and active birds are able to "look out for number one."
From Birds of the Rockies by Keyser, Leander S. (Leander Sylvester)
