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phr. An imprecation that everyone should look after their own interests, leaving those who cannot cope to whatever fate befalls them
Usage examples of "devil take the hindmost".
When the--(footsteps obscure conversation)--right I'll jump on it, and devil take the hindmost.
She wanted to throw caution to the wind, for once just abandon all her responsibilities and devil take the hindmost.
The owners of the whaling fleets made it patently clear that they were determined to hunt the whales to extinction, and the devil take the hindmost.
May the best person win, devil take the hindmost, and no fair cheating.
There was a six-page report on his Tamarind Street break-in--he _did_ do it--devil take the hindmost, fuck City/County strictures.
We're launched for death or victory, we're sailing for glory, and may the Devil take the hindmost!
He does not have a good reputation, and he goes his own way and the devil take the hindmost.