feather one’s own nest

== English == === Alternative forms === feather one's own nest === Pronunciation === === Verb === feather one's nest (third-person singular simple present feathers one's nest, present participle feathering one's nest, simple past and past participle feathered one's nest) (idiomatic) To achieve benefits, especially financial ones, by taking advantage of the opportunities with which one is presented; to amass a comfortable amount of personal wealth; especially, to do so to a degree that involves venality. Synonyms: line one's pockets, look out for number one Hypernym: enrich (oneself) ==== Translations ==== === See also === every man for himself featherbed nest egg === References === “feather one's nest”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.