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

1. (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