out for number one
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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
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 Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes) Bishop
"If I were you, I'd look out for number one."
From Calvary Alley by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
You're generally looking out for number one first of all.
From The Boy Ranchers at Spur Creek or Fighting the Sheep Herders by Howard L. (Howard Livingston) Hastings
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