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noun ADJ. breast, neck, tail | ostrich, peacock, etc. | downy the downy feathers on the duck's breast VERB + FEATHER preen a swan preening its feathers | fluff (out/up) The owl fluffed out its feathers. | ruffle Its feathers were ruffled by the chill breeze. | pluck plucking the dead hen's feathers FEATHER + NOUN duster, pillow PHRASES as light as a feather
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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In addition to the idioms beginning with FEATHER, Also see BIRDS OF A FEATHER; FUSS AND FEATHERS; IN FINE FEATHER; KNOCK DOWN WITH A FEATHER; LIGHT AS A FEATHER; MAKE THE DUST (FEATHERS) FLY; RUFFLE SOMEONE'S FEATHERS; SHOW THE WHITE FEATHER; TAR AND FEATHER.
American Heritage Idioms