to feather one's nest

English - Turkish

Definition of to feather one's nest in English Turkish dictionary

yükünü tutmak

küpünü doldurmak

köşeyi dönmek

(deyim) cebini doldurmak

küpünü doldurmak

yükünü tutmak

English - English

Definition of to feather one's nest in English English dictionary

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

Dempster must have feathered his nest pretty well; he can afford to lose a little business.

enrich oneself by taking advantage of one's position; "The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business

Hyphenation

to feath·er one's nest

Turkish pronunciation

tı fedhır wʌnz nest

Pronunciation

/tə ˈfeᴛʜər ˈwənz ˈnest/ /tə ˈfɛðɜr ˈwʌnz ˈnɛst/