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FEATHER ONE'S NEST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does feather one's nest mean?
• FEATHER ONE'S NEST (verb)
The verb FEATHER ONE'S NEST has 1 sense:
1. enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position
Familiarity information: FEATHER ONE'S NEST used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business
Hypernyms (to "feather one's nest" is one way to...):
enrich (make wealthy or richer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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