feather (one's) own nest

To utilize one's position at work for one's own monetary gain. The CEO was fired following allegations that he was feathering his own nest with donations to the company's charitable fund.

See also: feather, nest, own

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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at will
be hoist by (one's) own petard
be hoist with (one's) own petard
be hoist with one's own petard
be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard
about (one's) business
about business
be on (one's) pat
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep

词组	feather (one's) own nest
释义	feather (one's) own nest feather (one's) own nest To utilize one's position at work for one's own monetary gain. The CEO was fired following allegations that he was feathering his own nest with donations to the company's charitable fund. See also: feather, nest, own Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: at will be hoist by (one's) own petard be hoist with (one's) own petard be hoist with one's own petard be hoist/hoisted by/with your own petard about (one's) business about business be on (one's) pat at (one's) doorstep at doorstep
随便看	be no love lost between (two people) be no match for be no match for somebody/something be no mean... be no mean feat be no mean (something) be none of (one's) business be none of somebody's business be none the wiser be none the wiser/no wiser be no/nobody's fool be no oil painting be no picnic be no quarter given be no question of (doing) (something) be no question that (something will happen/is the case) be no respecter of persons be no screaming hell be no skin off (one's) back be no skin off (one's) nose be no skin off (one's) teeth be no slouch be no spring chicken be no stranger to (something) be not a bed of roses