{"id":4401,"date":"2021-01-15T17:35:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-15T11:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/?post_type=mcq&#038;p=4401"},"modified":"2026-06-21T04:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T22:07:09","slug":"to-feather-ones-nest","status":"publish","type":"mcq","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/mcq\/to-feather-ones-nest\/","title":{"rendered":"Meaning of Feather One&#8217;s Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does the idiom or phrase <strong>feather one&#039;s nest<\/strong> mean?<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"quiz-options\">\n<li>to build one&#8217;s house<\/li>\n<li>to harbor ill feeling<\/li>\n<li>to get something in abundance<\/li>\n<li>to enrich oneself when an opportunity occurs<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","topic":[3133],"subject":[3116],"education_level":[1896,1895],"class_list":["post-4401","mcq","type-mcq","status-publish","hentry","topic-self-interest-and-gain","subject-idioms-phrases","education_level-hsc","education_level-ssc"],"mcq_note":"<p><strong>to enrich oneself when an opportunity occurs<\/strong> is correct because <strong>feather one's nest<\/strong> means to make oneself richer or more comfortable, often by taking advantage of a position or opportunity.<\/p><p>This idiom or phrase is useful because it helps students understand the intended meaning beyond the individual words.<\/p><p><strong>Examples:<\/strong> <em>The corrupt officer used public money to feather his own nest.<\/em> <em>Some leaders care more about feathering their nest than helping the people.<\/em><\/p><p>The idiom is figurative; it is not about birds, nests, or literally building a house.<\/p>","mcq_options":[{"right":"no","answer":"to build one's house"},{"right":"no","answer":"to harbor ill feeling"},{"right":"no","answer":"to get something in abundance"},{"right":"yes","answer":"to enrich oneself when an opportunity occurs"}],"multi_answers":"no","subject_terms":[{"id":3116,"title":"Idioms &amp; Phrases","slug":"idioms-phrases"}],"topic_terms":[{"id":3133,"title":"Self-Interest and Gain","slug":"self-interest-and-gain"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq\/4401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mcq"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"subject","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/subject?post=4401"},{"taxonomy":"education_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/education_level?post=4401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}