Feather your own Nest

What it means

Quietly enrich yourself using a position that was meant to serve other people.

Where it comes from

Birds line a nest with feathers for warmth, sometimes plucked from their own breast. English turned that into an accusation by around the 1500s, with the comfort coming at somebody else's expense.

The puzzle it came from

Feather your own Nest was the answer to the Phrasicle of August 10, 2025. The clue read ____ your own ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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