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
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
It seemed like he was moving so slow that he was sort of floating down toward the ground, like he was just gonna settle soft and light as a feather.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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