Dictionary - Definition of FEATHER ONE'S NEST


Part of Speech	Definition
Verb	1. Enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position.[Wordnet].
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Common Expressions: FEATHER ONE'S NEST

Expressions	Definition
Feather one's nest	Enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
To feather one's nest	To provide for one's self especially from property belonging to another, confided to one's care; -- an expression taken from the practice of birds which collect feathers for the lining of their nests. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Expressions	Domain	Definition
Feather One's Nest	Literature	He has feathered his nest well. He has made lots of money; has married a rich woman. The allusion is to birds, which line their nests with feathers to make them soft and warm. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
To feather one's nest	Slang in 1811	To FEATHER ONE'S NEST. To enrich one's self. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
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