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- You are number one, so this idiom means that you should think about yourself first, rather than worrying about other people.(Dorking School Dictionary)
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look after number 1 — You are number one, so this idiom means that you should think about yourself first, rather than worrying about other people … The small dictionary of idiomes
look after number one — in. to take care of oneself first. (See also number one.) □ You gotta look after number one, right? □ It’s a good idea to look after number one. Who else will? … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Look after number 1 — You are number one, so this idiom menas that you should think about yourself first, rather than worrying about other people … Dictionary of English idioms
number one — number one1 n 1.) [U] the best, most important, or most successful person or thing in a group ▪ Until his marriage, his job was number one in his life. ▪ Shearson is number one in the market this year. 2.) [U and C] the musical record that is the … Dictionary of contemporary English
number one — number ones 1) ADJ: ADJ n Number one means better, more important, or more popular than anything else of its kind. [INFORMAL] The economy is the number one issue by far... By the way, I m your number one fan. 2) N COUNT In popular music, the… … English dictionary
number one — 1 noun (singular) 1 the most important or successful person or thing: George is number one in this organization. | Kline had so many great plans number one being to star in a movie. 2 the musical record that is the most popular at a particular… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
number one(s) — 1. urination Mainly nursery usage. 2. self interest Perhaps from the adage Number one comes first: ... he believes trade policy should be founded on protection. Look after Number One. (A. Clark, 1993) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
After Dark Horrorfest — (a.k.a. 8 Films to Die For ) is an annual horror film festival featuring eight independent horror movies, sometimes with secret bonus films, all distributed by After Dark Films in the USA. The first HorrorFest was held in 2006.Infobox Film… … Wikipedia
look — look1 W1S1 [luk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(see)¦ 2¦(search)¦ 3¦(seem)¦ 4¦(appearance)¦ 5 look daggers at somebody 6 look somebody up and down 7 look somebody in the eye 8 look down your nose at somebody/something 9 look the other way … Dictionary of contemporary English
look — look1 [ luk ] verb *** ▸ 1 direct eyes at someone/something ▸ 2 search for someone/something ▸ 3 have an appearance ▸ 4 seem ▸ 5 for saying how likely ▸ 6 making someone pay attention ▸ 7 face a direction ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to direct… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
