feather one's nest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. 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. idiomatic
    — It may do him some harm, perhaps, but Dempster must have feathered his nest pretty well; he can afford to lose a little business.

词形变化

feathers one's nest present,singular,third-person feathering one's nest participle,present feathered one's nest participle,past feathered one's nest past feather one's own nest alternative
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