英语词汇feather one-s nest的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	feather one-s nest
词源	feather one’s nest. Birds commonly use their breast down to make a soft, comfortable lining for their nests when they will be hatching eggs for a long period. This practice gave rise, in the early 16th century, to the expression to feather one’s nest, “to accumulate wealth for one’s comfort in the future.”
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