every man for himself

chacun pour soi

Chacun défend ses propres intérêts au lieu d’aider les autres.

En anglais simple : Everyone looks after their own interests instead of helping other people.

• Around here, it's every man for himself.
• When the jobs disappeared, it became every man for himself.
• Is it every man for himself, or will we help each other?

Synonymes : everyone for themselves

Expressions courantes : every man for himself, every man for himself here

sauve qui peut

Lors d’un naufrage, chacun doit sauver sa vie, sans devoir encore aider les autres ou leur obéir.

En anglais simple : During a shipwreck, everyone must try to survive, with no further duty to help or obey others.

• The captain shouted, "Every man for himself!"
• As the ship sank, the order was every man for himself.
• Once the boats were lost, it became every man for himself.

Synonymes : save yourselves

Expressions courantes : every man for himself, every man for himself now

égoïste

Qualifie une attitude ou un système qui pousse chacun à ne penser qu’à ses propres besoins.

En anglais simple : An attitude or system encourages people to care only about their own needs.

• I dislike that every-man-for-himself attitude.
• The office developed an every-man-for-himself culture.
• An every-man-for-himself approach left the weakest workers without support.

Synonymes : selfish, self-centred

Contraires : cooperative, selfless

Expressions courantes : every man for himself attitude, every man for himself culture