look out for number one

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

looked out for number one looking out for number one looks out for number one 三单 looks out for number one looking out for number one 现在分词 looked out for number one 过去式 looked out for number one 过去分词

别名

look out for Number One look for number one

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.

    习语

词源

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

来源:wiktionary