ota sínum tota

Icelandic

Etymology

Literally, “reach out to one's own benefit”. The word toti occurs only in this expression.

Verb

ota sínum tota

  1. (idiomatic) to feather one's own nest/feather one's nest, to look out for number one
    Synonym: skara eld að sinni köku/[[skara eld að eigin köku]]

See also

  • bera sig eftir björginni
  • eiginhagsmunaseggur
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