"man is a wolf to man" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Calque of Latin homō hominī lupus est. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|la|homō hominī lupus est}} Calque of Latin homō hominī lupus est Head templates: {{head|en|proverb}} man is a wolf to man
  1. Humans prey upon one another. Wikipedia link: Homo homini lupus Translations (humans prey upon one another): ihminen on ihmiselle susi (Finnish), l’homme est un loup pour l’homme (French), ember embernek farkasa (Hungarian), homō hominī lupus est (Latin), człowiek człowiekowi wilkiem (Polish), kruk krukowi oka nie wykole (Polish), o homem é o lobo do homem (Portuguese), челове́к челове́ку волк (čelovék čelovéku volk) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-man_is_a_wolf_to_man-en-proverb-yzKrFkx2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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