soft as down

soft as down
((as) soft as down (silk или velvet))
мягкий как пух, как шёлк, нежный

...her skin was soft as velvet and there wasn't a blemish on it. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Theatre’, ch. XVI) — ее безупречная кожа была шелковистой как бархат.

The songs she used to sing, and the voice of her - soft as silk... (D. Cusack, ‘Southern Steel’, ch. III) — Она пела дивные песни, и голос у нее был такой нежный...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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