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It's every man for himself

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It's every man for himself.
something that you say which means that everyone in a particular situation is trying to do what is best for themselves and no one is trying to help anyone else. It might be a civilized place to shop at other times but come the January sales, it's every man for himself.
See also: every, himself, it's, man

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Last week, despite a $7 billion proposal to combat the H5N1 bird-flu virus, the Bush Administration released 227 pages pretty much saying that should a pandemic strike, it's every man for himself -- or, at least, every local government for itself.
But then, comments by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban prove it's every man for himself when it comes to reducing Shaq-vs.
However, now it's every man for himself in a championship match on Wednesday at the Warner Tennis Center at 2 p.
 
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