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Brewer's: Feather One's Nest
He has feathered his nest well. He has made lots of money; has married a rich woman. The allusion is to birds, which line their nests with feathers to make them soft and warm.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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