eye to the main chance, have an

Look out for one's own best interest. For example, Tom is watching the company's progress very closely; he always has an eye to the main chance . [c. 1600]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bragg	[bræg]
Crescens	-	Late Roman, Biblical Latin
Cassiopea	ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Nicostrato	nee-ko-STRAH-to	Italian
Cleisthenes	KLIES-thə-neez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Xavier	ZAY-vee-ər (English), ZAY-vyər (English), ig-ZAY-vee-ər (English), za-VYE (French), sha-VYER (Portuguese)	English, French, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish (Archaic)