英语词组the devil take the hindmost是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

idiomthe devil take the hindmost BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that people should look after themselves and not try to help anyone else, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:Jurgis began to understand that in the city each man was against the rest, and the devil take the hindmost.

Note This idiom comes from the old expression 'every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost'. People use every man for himself more frequently than this part of the idiom.

the devil take the hindmost

Each person must work independently toward their own success, as in competitive situations. The phrase is sometimes preceded by "Every man for himself." Increasingly, it seems like it's the devil take the hindmost during election season.

devil take the hindmost, the

Let everyone put his or her own interest first, leaving the unfortunate to their fate. For example, I don't care if she makes it or not-the devil take the hindmost. This expression, first recorded in 1608, probably originated as an allusion to a children's game in which the last (coming "hindmost") is the loser, and came to mean utter selfishness.

the devil take the hindmost

OLD-FASHIONED

If you say the devil take the hindmost, you mean that you should do what is best for you, without considering anyone else. Just get your laughs any way you can and the devil take the hindmost. Note: The whole saying every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost is sometimes also used. We do not believe in the theory of every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Note: `Hindmost' is an old word meaning furthest back or last.

(the) devil take the ˈhindmost

(saying) everyone should look after themselves and not care about others: I like the way people here always queue up. Back home we just push and shove, and the devil take the hindmost!

the devil take the hindmost

Let each person follow self-interest, leaving others to fare as they may.

devil take the hindmost, the

Too bad for whoever or whatever is last or left behind. The term comes, it is thought, from children’s games like tag, in which the person left behind is the loser. By the sixteenth century it had been transferred to out-and-out selfishness (“Every one for him selfe, and the divel for all,” John Florio, First Fruites, 1578). Beaumont and Fletcher wrote, “What if . . . they run all away, and cry the Devil take the hindmost?” (Philaster, 1608, 5.1).

词组	the devil take the hindmost
释义	Idiom the devil take the hindmost(let) the devil take the hindmost old-fashioned something that you say to mean that you should only think about yourself and your own success and not care about other people. You've got to be tough to survive in this business - grab what you can and let the devil take the hindmost. idiomthe devil take the hindmost BrEBrEold-fashioned used in order to say that people should look after themselves and not try to help anyone else, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation:Jurgis began to understand that in the city each man was against the rest, and the devil take the hindmost. Note This idiom comes from the old expression 'every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost'. People use every man for himself more frequently than this part of the idiom. the devil take the hindmost Each person must work independently toward their own success, as in competitive situations. The phrase is sometimes preceded by "Every man for himself." Increasingly, it seems like it's the devil take the hindmost during election season. devil take the hindmost, the Let everyone put his or her own interest first, leaving the unfortunate to their fate. For example, I don't care if she makes it or not-the devil take the hindmost. This expression, first recorded in 1608, probably originated as an allusion to a children's game in which the last (coming "hindmost") is the loser, and came to mean utter selfishness. the devil take the hindmost OLD-FASHIONED If you say the devil take the hindmost, you mean that you should do what is best for you, without considering anyone else. Just get your laughs any way you can and the devil take the hindmost. Note: The whole saying every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost is sometimes also used. We do not believe in the theory of every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost. Note: `Hindmost' is an old word meaning furthest back or last. (the) devil take the ˈhindmost (saying) everyone should look after themselves and not care about others: I like the way people here always queue up. Back home we just push and shove, and the devil take the hindmost! the devil take the hindmost Let each person follow self-interest, leaving others to fare as they may. devil take the hindmost, the Too bad for whoever or whatever is last or left behind. The term comes, it is thought, from children’s games like tag, in which the person left behind is the loser. By the sixteenth century it had been transferred to out-and-out selfishness (“Every one for him selfe, and the divel for all,” John Florio, First Fruites, 1578). Beaumont and Fletcher wrote, “What if . . . they run all away, and cry the Devil take the hindmost?” (Philaster, 1608, 5.1).
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