light as air

light as air
*light as a feather & *light as air
Cliché light in weight; [of cakes and pastries] delicate and airy. (*Also: as \light as air.) •

Carrying Esther from the car to the house was no problem; she was as light as a feather.

What a delicious cake, Tom! And light as air, too.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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