skara eld að sinni köku

Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “to poke fire to one's own cake”.

Verb

skara eld að sinni köku (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative skaraði eld að sinni köku, supine skarað eld að sinni köku)

  1. (idiomatic) to feather one's own nest, to feather one's nest, to look out for number one
    Synonym: ota sínum tota

See also

  • bera sig eftir björginni
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