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
The careless among them are working for five o'clock, and the keen among them are out for number one.
From The Major by Connor, Ralph
Jack Withers, who had never before looked out for number one, now became so "obliging" as to take care of that neglected personage.
From The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales by Durivage, Francis A. (Francis Alexander)
