feather one's nest

Acquire wealth for oneself, especially by taking advantage of one's position or using the property of others. For example, Bill's many profitable consulting assignments enabled him to feather his nest quite comfortably . This expression alludes to birds making a soft nest for their eggs. [Mid-1500s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ignacja	-	Polish
Boyce	BOIS	English
Brandon	BRAN-dən	English
Shakila	-	Arabic
Fotis	-	Greek
Fabiana	fah-BYAH-nah (Italian)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman