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
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 Bailey, Arthur Scott
He is certainly not very gay - yet that last case he won before the Law Courts closed should have put him in fine feather for the whole vacation.
From Winding Paths by Page, Gertrude
Gorgeous Goldfinch was there, in fine feather; and little Blackbird, who was then as white as snow.
From The Curious Book of Birds by Smith, E. Boyd (Elmer Boyd)
"I think, sir, that it is not right to rob anybody of anything, and I reflect that absolute righteousness is a fine feather in one's cap."
From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch
