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every miller draws water to his own mill

every miller draws water to his own mill proverb: people are primarily concerned with their own interests.

Proverb

every miller draws water to his own mill

  1. People are primarily concerned with their own interests.
    • As the saying goes, 'every miller draws water to his own mill.'2019, Pavel A. Strizhak, Sustainability of Fossil Fuels, page 79

Questions about every miller draws water to his own mill

What does every miller draws water to his own mill mean?
Every miller draws water to his own mill means people are primarily concerned with their own interests.
What part of speech is every miller draws water to his own mill?
Every miller draws water to his own mill is a proverb.

Words near every miller draws water to his own mill in the dictionary

  1. every man for hisself
  2. every man has a price
  3. every man has his price
  4. every man is the architect of his own fortune
  5. every man jack
  6. every miller draws water to his own mill
  7. every nook and corner
  8. every now and again
  9. every now and then
  10. every old nook and cranny
  11. every once in a while

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