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She was accused of feathering her own nest with the company's money.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
feather your nest — feather (your) (own) nest to make a lot of money for yourself. While the CEO feathered his own nest, his company was firing employees by the hundreds. Usage notes: usually said about someone who takes unfair advantage of others Related vocabulary … New idioms dictionary
feather your nest — make a comfortable place, prepare your future place, nest egg Charles became a professor and began to feather his nest at the University of Manitoba … English idioms
feather your nest — to provide for yourself at the expense of others Now standard English, with avian imagery. You can either do it by dishonesty: Mr Badman had feathered his nest with other men s goods and money. (Bunyan, 1680) or through… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
feather your nest — to obtain money for yourself, usually by doing something dishonest … English dictionary
feather own nest — feather (your) (own) nest to make a lot of money for yourself. While the CEO feathered his own nest, his company was firing employees by the hundreds. Usage notes: usually said about someone who takes unfair advantage of others Related vocabulary … New idioms dictionary
feather own nest — feather (your) own nest to dishonestly use your position at work to get a lot of money for yourself. What angers him most of all is the implication that he has been feathering his own nest … New idioms dictionary
feather your own nest — feather your (own) nest : to make yourself richer in a dishonest or improper way : to do things to increase your own wealth, comfort, etc. She was accused of feathering her own nest with the company s money. • • • Main Entry: ↑feather feather… … Useful english dictionary
feather your own nest — feather (your) (own) nest to make a lot of money for yourself. While the CEO feathered his own nest, his company was firing employees by the hundreds. Usage notes: usually said about someone who takes unfair advantage of others Related vocabulary … New idioms dictionary
feather your own nest — feather (your) own nest to dishonestly use your position at work to get a lot of money for yourself. What angers him most of all is the implication that he has been feathering his own nest … New idioms dictionary
feather your own nest — If someone feathers their own nest, they use their position or job for personal gain … The small dictionary of idiomes
