feather your (own) nest
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feather your (own) nest — idiom
1. to make yourself richer, especially by taking money that should belong to the or
1.idiom
Definition
to make yourself richer, especially by taking money that should belong to the organisation you work for or by using a position of trust for personal gain
Example
The charity director was caught feathering his own nest by transferring donations into private accounts.
Politicians who award contracts to their relatives are clearly feathering their nests at public expense.