each man for himself
each man for himself
Each person (not necessarily a male) is now responsible for their own success, survival, betterment, etc., without regard for others. Working on Wall Street, you learn pretty quickly that it's each man for himself.
See also: each, himself, man
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- a one-trick pony
- (Someone or something) called, they want their (something) back!
- a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
- bushel
- one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel
- one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch
- one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel
- rotten apple spoils the barrel