what does feather one’s nest mean?
FEATHER ONE’S NEST as VERB
- Meaning
- enrich oneself by taking advantage of one’’s position
Usage Example(s)
- The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business
Hypernyms(s) feather one’s nest is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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