travel light

Take little baggage; also, be relatively free of responsibilities or deep thoughts, as in I can be ready in half an hour; I always travel light, or I don't want to buy a house and get tied down; I like to travel light, or It's hard to figure out whom they'll attack next, because ideologically they travel light. The literal use dates from the 1920s, the figurative from the mid-1900s.

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Aside from that, they will travel light.

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And if I want to travel light, I’ll just have a sling bag or I’ll utilize a pocket.

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If you’re willing to travel light, consider using a discount carrier such as French Bee, which flies round-trip from New York to Paris-Orly Airport for $975, without checked baggage, or Icelandair, requiring a stopover in Reykjavik, Iceland, starting at about $800 round-trip, also without checked bags.

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He planned to travel light that night.

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But in normal conditions, you at least can travel light: Last June, I made the climb in a pair of sturdy trail runners and a fleece.

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