it's every man for himself
something that you say that 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- deterrent
- foot
- man
- obstructionism
- obstructive
- passive-aggressive
- pre-emptive
- stifling
- stultifying
- uncooperative
- under your feet idiom
- unhelpful