ota sínum tota

Icelandic

Etymology

From ota (“reach out”) + sínum, the dative of sinn (“his, her, their, one's own”) + tota.

Verb

ota sínum tota

(idiomatic) to feather one's own nest/feather one's nest, to look out for number one

Synonyms

(to look out for number one): skara eld að sinni köku/skara eld að eigin köku

See also

bera sig eftir björginni
eiginhagsmunaseggur

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