no one is self-sufficient; everyone relies on others somehow
a person needs the support of others and society altogether to survive
nobody is actually self-contained; everyone must depend on others in order to thrive
to require help from others every now and then because of one’s limitations
Having children has taught me that no man is an island.
No man is an island, you know, you will need to call me back to work for you!
I have fired my maidservant today but know that I will have to hire her back since no man is an island!
You need to relook at the proposal that you have sent to me. Almost all the actionable items are in the name of one person only, and I know that no man is an island.
She tried doing it all by herself but broke down in six months because no man is an island.
Prince Charles has made an emotional appeal to the European neighbours to continue working together after Brexit, saying: “no man is an island.”
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.