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Feather (someone's) pen

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Translation of "feather (someone's) pen" into Russian

feather (someone's) pen
зарабатывать на (чем-то)
The best way to feather your pen is to write for popular magazines.
Лучший способ заработать — писать для популярных журналов.

Definitions

To provide someone with the necessary resources, support, or means to write, work, or produce something, often referring to giving financial or material assistance to an author or scribe. The phrase originates from the time when quill pens were used, and 'feathering' a pen meant preparing it for writing.