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Icelandic
Etymology
Literally, “reach out to one's own benefit”. The word toti occurs only in this expression.
Verb
ota sínum tota
- (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]]
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