Idiom
what's in it for me
Meaning
What are the advantages of (something) to me, personally?
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He always asks, 'What's in it for me?'”
“Before agreeing to help with the project, she wanted to know what's in it for her.”
“The politician, ever calculating, surveyed the crowded room and silently weighed what was in it for him before extending his hand.”
Examples
simple
“He always asks, 'What's in it for me?'”
contextual
“Before agreeing to help with the project, she wanted to know what's in it for her.”
complex
“The politician, ever calculating, surveyed the crowded room and silently weighed what was in it for him before extending his hand.”
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