What is Smooth One's / Sb's Feathers?
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to make oneself (or somebody else) feel less irritated or offended
Lacon was no fool, and the Cousin's wrath just when everyone was trying to smooth their feathers was a thing to be avoided at any cost.
John le Carré: The Honourable SchoolboyRONET BOOKS, Hodder & Stoughton, 2000. p. 63.
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1. A term/phrase used when laying down the law without wanting to explain or having a need to explain.
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1 Beyond calculable or appraisable value, of extreme and undefinable worth
2 Priceless
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