Meanings (ES + gloss)
arrimar el ascua a su sardina • barrer para casa • barrer para dentro
To act in one's own interests; to act in a manner advantageous primarily to oneself.
S.—Ah—get out. Look out for number one—that's my doctrine; and let others do the same;—and if they don't, why, the flats must be contented with being gulled—that's all. It is n't m…
The idea is but too prevalent in almost every community, that a man has discharged his duties as a citizen, well enough, if he minds his own business and does not meddle with the a…
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