English Dictionary

feather one's nest

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) 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.

日本語の意味

与えられた機会を利用して、自分自身の利益、特に経済的な利益を積み上げること / 自分の富を着実に蓄え、個人の利益を増大させる行為 / 便宜を図り、自己の財産を肥やすためにあらゆる機会を活かすこと

It is wrong to feather one's nest at the expense of others.

他人の犠牲の上で私腹を肥やすのは間違っている。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) 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.

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 ）