out for number one
Example Sentences
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We’re not a people that just looks out for number one.
From Time • Jul. 24, 2013
As reluctant as I am to advocate the pursuit of looking out for number one, I think that can only serve as a recommendation.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2011
"If I were you, I'd look out for number one."
From Calvary Alley by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
Thought that because America was a so-called republic, or a so-called democracy, he'd find people living for one another, and they were just looking out for number one like every one else.
From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil
No matter what he professes, you will find that at the last every man holds to the good old law of 'look out for number one.'
From Helen of the Old House by Wright, Harold Bell
