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every man for himself

An expression of indifference, that everyone should forget about comradeship and save themselves.
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Men, you have done your full duty. You can do no more. Abandon your cabin. Now it's every man for himself. (Titanic Captain Smith addressing crewmen shortly before the vessel's sinking in 1912—Lord, Walter, A Night to Remember, p. 89)

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

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كل رجل لنفسه

Cada hombre para sí mismo

すべての人が自分のために

cada um por si

herkes kendi başının çaresine bakar

ہر شخص اپنے لئے

Thân ai nấy lo

每个人都为了自己

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