🐦 Bird
"Feather your own nest"
Meaning
To use your position to make yourself rich unfairly.
About the bird
Birds move freely and are early risers, so their idioms cover freedom, gossip, and getting a head start.
Example sentence
The treasurer feathered his own nest instead of helping the club.
Test yourself
Which idiom means...
To use your position to make yourself rich unfairly.
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"Kill two birds with one stone"
To do two useful things with one action.
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"Eat like a bird"
To eat very little.
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"The early bird catches the worm"
People who start early often get the best chance.
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"Birds of a feather flock together"
People with similar interests often become friends.
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"Ruffle someone's feathers"
To annoy or upset someone.
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"In the catbird seat"
In a very good or powerful position.