Meaning of I got mine | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to convey that one has achieved success and that others should be able to as well regardless of ability, background, or circumstances.

attributive, often

Examples

“Although the Wofford quote ["We don't need⟳ affirmative action — we're already here"] may have⟳ been a well-intended attempt⟳ to demonstrate⟳ that gay people can make⟳ it, it tends to reflect⟳ an "I got mine, too bad about you" sentiment reminiscent of Clarence Thomas.”

“Strutting with pride over his nouveau-riche status, George [Jefferson of The Jeffersons] embodied and employed the trickle-down economic values of Reagan-era America, as well as an "I got mine," up-by-your-bootstraps ideology that was simultaneously mocked and celebrated in this version of a social sitcom.”

“BMWs have⟳ excellent road manners, depreciate slowly, and have⟳ an “I got mine!” cachet that buyers find⟳ hard to resist⟳.”

“Rand liked to call⟳ her view⟳ “objectivism” though some liken it to libertarianism. It reminds me more of an “I got mine” philosophy than of anything else. Most of us live⟳ in a world somewhere between the extremes of absolute selfishness and absolute self-abnegation.”

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