free-for-all

Definition

Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.

Example Sentences

• "When the fire alarm went off, it was a free-for-all."
• "Competition was the order of the day: the industrial warfare of the sixties was a free-for-all."
• "[…] this was a consequence of building Tubes by means of a competitive free-for-all. Each company wanted to expand its territory at the expense of the others."