devil take the hindmost

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Определение devil take the hindmost в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

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the devil take the hindmost

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Определение devil take the hindmost в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them

And coldly see the all-conquering valiant Sons of Toil sit enchanted, by the million, in their Poor-Law Bastille, as if this were Nature’s Law; — mumbling to ourselves some vague janglement of Laissez-faire, Supply-and-demand, Cash-payment the one nexus of man to man: Free-trade, Competition, and Devil take the hindmost, our latest Gospel yet preached!.

each person follows his self-interest and leaves others go as they may; last one loses

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the devil take the hindmost

(Every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost) Everyone has to fight for his or her own survival. (You can use this to describe an extremely competitive situation.)

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de·vil take the hind·most