every man for himself

English

Interjection

every man for himself

1. An expression of panic, that everyone should forget about comradeship and save themselves.

Translations

forget about comradeship; save yourselves!

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 人各為己 (cmn), 人各为己 (cmn) (rén gè wèi jǐ), 各人自掃門前雪 (cmn), 各人自扫门前雪 (cmn) (gèrén zì sǎo ménqiánxuě)

• Dutch: ieder voor zich
• Finnish: pelastukoon ken voi

• French: chacun pour soi (fr)
• Italian: ognun per sé (it)
• Latin: proximus egomet mihi (la)
• Russian: каждый сам за себя (ru) (káždyj sám zá sebjá)

Adjective

every man for himself (not comparable)

1. selfish

   I quit showbusiness because there was too much of an every-man-for-himself attitude going on