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
Oh, my Uncle Diego looks out for number one.
From The Joy of Captain Ribot by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
First: the let-alone policy; every man to look out for number one.
From Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages by Coolidge, Calvin
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
