feather one's nest

短语

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AU

词形变化

feathered one's nest feathering one's nest feathers one's nest 三单 feathers one's nest feathering one's nest 现在分词 feathered one's nest 过去式 feathered one's nest 过去分词

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feather one's own nest

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    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; especially, to do so to a degree that involves venality.

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