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light as a feather

Idioms  

  1. Extremely lightweight. This simile can be used to refer either to physical weight, as in This load is light as a feather, or to texture, as in This cake is light as a feather. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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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

More nimble was Tadhg Furlong's side-stepping against Scotland, with the 19st prop looking light as a feather as he danced out of two Scottish tackles - one of which was from fly-half Russell.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2021

Let it float away, light as a feather on some days.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2019

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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