light as a feather
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"They instantly knew something wasn't right, having ballooned three times his normal size to the size of a small melon, however, was light as a feather."
From Fox News • Jan. 6, 2022
The lighting was dim; I don’t recall seeing anything other than his tuckered cheeks, so thin, and his enshrouded form, which looked light as a feather.
From Slate • May 4, 2021
How weightless the boy appears in this photo — he looks as light as a feather.
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2016
It’s all light as a feather, with Jeremy Leven, the writer and director, landing some good multinational jokes along the way.
From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2014
Quiet as a shadow, she told herself, light as a feather.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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