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.