en feather one's nest

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: CC-CEDICT 2017-10, German Wiktionary, English Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Related terms

  • ar أكل (v) ➜
  • en enrich (v) ➜
  • en every man for himself ➜
  • en featherbed ➜
  • en nest egg ➜
  • en advantage ➜
  • en amass ➜
  • en benefit ➜
  • en financial ➜
  • en opportunity ➜
  • en wealth ➜
  • is ota sínum tota (v) ➜
  • is skara eld að sinni köku (v) ➜
  • zh 營私 (v) ➜
  • zh 飽私囊 (v) ➜

Synonyms

  • fi koota omaisuutta (v, possession) ➜
  • th มั่งคั่งจากผลประโยชน์ (v, possession) ➜
  • de sein schäfchen ins trockene bringen ➜
  • en enrich ➜
  • is ota sínum tota ➜
  • is skara eld að eigin köku ➜
  • is skara eld að sinni köku ➜
  • wa s ecråxhî les doets ➜
  • en line one's pockets (v) ➜
  • zh 營私 ➜
  • zh 营私 ➜

feather one's nest is a way of…

  • en enrich (v, possession) ➜

Word forms

  • en feather one's own nest (v) ➜

Derived from

  • en feather (v) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 202323823-v
  • en.wiktionary.org feather one's nest
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