idioms

  feather your own nest (to make yourself rich, especially from a public office or job) The CEO was arrested for feathering his own nest with the company’s money. She was accused of using high office to feather her own nest.     envocabulary.com

  feather in your cap (a success or achievement that you should be proud of) Arresting those criminals is quite a feather in your cap, isn’t it? It was a feather in his cap to win the gold medal.   envocabulary.com

  like a house on fire (very well and quickly) I’m sure you and your girlfriend are going to get along like a house on fire. Once you get used to her, you’ll get along like a house on fire.   envocabulary.com

  get your own house in order (to solve your own problems before criticizing other people’s) Before you criticize the others, make sure you have your own house in order. We should work hard to put our own house in order. He needs to get his own house in order. envocabulary.com

  filthy rich  informal (very wealthy) I’m so filthy rich, I can’t decide what to buy. Mike just bought yet another new car; he must be filthy rich.     envocabulary.com