feather-bed
verb /ˌfeðə ˈbed/
/ˌfeðər ˈbed/
(British English)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they feather-bed | /ˌfeðə ˈbed/ /ˌfeðər ˈbed/ |
| he / she / it feather-beds | /ˌfeðə ˈbedz/ /ˌfeðər ˈbedz/ |
| past simple feather-bedded | /ˌfeðə ˈbedɪd/ /ˌfeðər ˈbedɪd/ |
| past participle feather-bedded | /ˌfeðə ˈbedɪd/ /ˌfeðər ˈbedɪd/ |
| -ing form feather-bedding | /ˌfeðə ˈbedɪŋ/ /ˌfeðər ˈbedɪŋ/ |
- feather-bed somebody/something to make things easy for somebody, especially by giving them money or good conditions of work