feather one's nest

Related to feather one's nest: knock me over with a feather

feather (one's) (own) nest

1. To furnish and beautify one's residence. Now that the apartment is officially mine, I can't wait to feather my nest!

2. To enrich oneself by using one's influence or position or with other people's money. I'm sure he feathered his own nest with the money he allegedly raised for charity.

feather one's nest

Acquire wealth for oneself, especially by taking advantage of one's position or using the property of others. For example, Bill's many profitable consulting assignments enabled him to feather his nest quite comfortably . This expression alludes to birds making a soft nest for their eggs. [Mid-1500s]

feather one's nest, to

To enrich oneself, to provide well for oneself. Alluding to the practice of birds making a soft nest for their eggs and young, this expression originated in the sixteenth century. It appeared in the 1553 play Respublica (1:1) by an unknown author, as well as in several other works of the period. It was a cliché by the eighteenth century.

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释义	feather one's nest Related to feather one's nest: knock me over with a feather feather (one's) (own) nest 1. To furnish and beautify one's residence. Now that the apartment is officially mine, I can't wait to feather my nest! 2. To enrich oneself by using one's influence or position or with other people's money. I'm sure he feathered his own nest with the money he allegedly raised for charity. See also: feather, nest Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. feather one's nest Acquire wealth for oneself, especially by taking advantage of one's position or using the property of others. For example, Bill's many profitable consulting assignments enabled him to feather his nest quite comfortably . This expression alludes to birds making a soft nest for their eggs. [Mid-1500s] See also: feather, nest The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. feather one's nest, to To enrich oneself, to provide well for oneself. Alluding to the practice of birds making a soft nest for their eggs and young, this expression originated in the sixteenth century. It appeared in the 1553 play Respublica (1:1) by an unknown author, as well as in several other works of the period. It was a cliché by the eighteenth century. See also: feather The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: at (one's) doorstep at doorstep (one's) old man (one's) old lady at (one's) expense at expense at somebody's expense at someone's expense be remembered as (something) be remembered as/for something
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