English Explanatory Dictionary

look out for number one

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
verb
  1. Alternative form of look out for number one.

Pronunciation

En-au-look out for number one.ogg

Word forms

look out for number one looks out for number one looking out for number one looked out for number one look for number one

Etymology

From look out for + number one (“oneself”). Attested since the 1830s at the latest.

Related words

look out number one numero uno every man for himself mind one's own business main chance
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