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I find the author's opinion, which relies on inflammatory terms to be, simply put, horse feathers.

From New York Times Nov. 25, 2017

That includes the notion of a fixed individual identity — and particularly a heroically independent American identity — as being so much, well, horse feathers.

From New York Times Sep. 26, 2017

Crow, for instance, calls Hoss, "Feathers," meaning horse feathers, but also meaning that Hoss is chicken.

From Time Magazine Archive

A. In the classroom I learn grammar, but such expressions as "nerts," "baloney," "horse feathers" and "son of the gun" were contributed by my American boy friends.

From Time Magazine Archive

However, Mr. Hughes' statement that "Picasso failed in old age" is horse feathers.

From Time Magazine Archive




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