Dictionary

every man for himself en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi mæn fɔː(ɹ)hɪmˈsɛlf/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Selfish.
   • I quit show business because there was too much of an every-man-for-himself attitude going on.
   • There was an every-man-for-himself attitude during the time of the Great Depression in 1930s America.

Forms

Synonyms

egocentric · solipsistic · selfish · individualistic · self-interested · egocentric · reptilian · every man for himself · selfsome · solipsistic · interested · self-seeking · self-absorbed · self-centered · self-minded · porkish · idiocentric · selflike · self-centered · egoistical · self-serving

every man for himself en · X

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛv.(ə.)ɹi mæn fɔː(ɹ)hɪmˈsɛlf/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A command, issued in case of shipwreck, that crew members are relieved of all duties and should try to save themselves.
   • Men, you have done your full duty. You can do no more. Abandon your cabin. Now it's every man for himself. 1955, Walter Lord, quoting RMS Titanic captain Edward Smith, A Night to Remember, page 86:
2. (figuratively) An expression of indifference, describing or advocating selfishness, lack of comradeship, etc.

Antonyms

women and children first

Coordinates

every woman for herself

Relateds

look out for number one · selfishness · selflessness

Translations (27)

it ognun per sé (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · cmn 人不為己，天誅地滅 /人不为己 (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · es cada palo que aguante su vela (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · mi tautauāmoa (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · ar كُلّ رَجُل لِنَفْسِهِ (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · nl ieder voor zich (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · pt cada um sabe de si (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · pt salve-se quem puder (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · sv rädda sig den som kan (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · fi pelastukoon ken voi (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · it il primo prossimo è sé medesimo (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · ca campi qui pugui (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · fr chacun pour soi (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · cmn 天诛地灭 (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · fr sauve qui peut (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · sv var och en för sig (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · th ตัวใครตัวมัน (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · pt cada um por si (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · pl każdy sobie rzepkę skrobie (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · ru ка́ждый са́м за́ себя́ (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · is bjargi sér nú hver sem getur (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · cs každý sám za sebe (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · la proximus egomet mihi (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · de jeder ist sich selbst der Nächste (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · es sálvese quien pueda (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · cmn 人各為己 /人各为己 (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!) · cmn 各人自掃門前雪 /各人自扫门前雪 (forget about comradeship; save yourselves!)