fine feather
Example Sentences
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Without benefit of egg, he was born 50 years ago this week in a movie called The Wise Little Hen, and Donald Duck is still in fine feather.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some were in fine feather, others hopeful, and but few discouraged.
From The Land of Nome A narrative sketch of the rush to our Bering Sea gold-fields, the country, its mines and its people, and the history of a great conspiracy (1900-1901) by Lanier McKee
He was in fine feather, so to speak, because he was hoping to have a fat pullet for his supper.
From The Tale of Solomon Owl by Arthur Scott Bailey
The discovery of a new prima donna would be a fine feather in his cap.
From Evelyn Innes by George (George Augustus) Moore
However, the latter had lived awhile in Russia, and knew that the person referred to as an "uchitel" is never looked upon as a bird of fine feather.
From The Gambler by C. J. Hogarth
