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Choose the correct meaning of the italicized idiom/phrase.
Mr Gupta, who is one of the trustees of a big charity, is suspected of feathering his own nest.
  1. being lazy in doing his work
  2. being too generous
  3. neglecting his job
  4. making money unfairly

A
making money unfairly
B
being too generous
C
neglecting his job
D
being lazy in doing his work
Solution
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'Feathering his own nest' means to make yourself rich, especially in a way that is unfair or dishonest. E.g. The director was supposed to distribute the money to various charities, instead, he used it to feather his own nest. Thus, option D is the correct answer. Rest of the options are wrong.

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