Every man has his price
Any person can be bribed in some way, as in They had trouble persuading her to join, but when they offered her a car—well, every man has his price. This cynical observation was first recorded in 1734 but may be much older, and it applies to either sex.
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Also, every moment counts. Time is of the essence. For example, Hurry up with those tools—every minute counts, or In performing surgery every moment counts. This idiom uses count in the sense of “to enter into the reckoning” (and hence be important).
- Every nook and cranny
see: nook and cranny
- Everyone
[ev-ree-wuhn, -wuh n] /ˈɛv riˌwʌn, -wən/ pronoun 1. every person; everybody. /ˈɛvrɪˌwʌn; -wən/ pronoun 1. every person; everybody n. c.1200, from every + one. see entries under every man.
- Every one
pronoun 1. each person or thing in a group, without exception: every one of the large cats is a fast runner
- Everyplace
[ev-ree-pleys] /ˈɛv riˌpleɪs/ adverb 1. . /ˈɛvrɪˌpleɪs/ adverb 1. (US) an informal word for everywhere