free-for-all

free-for-all
UK / US noun [countable]
Word forms "free-for-all":
singular free-for-all plural free-for-alls informal
1) an uncontrolled situation in which people are competing with each other to gain as much as they can for themselves
2) a noisy fight or argument involving a lot of people

English dictionary. 2014.

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