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in two shakes
Idioms and Phrases
Also, in two shakes of a lamb's tail Very quickly, very soon, as in I'll be with you in two shakes , or She'll be finished in two shakes of a lamb's tail . The longer idiom alludes to the friskiness of lambs; the shorter one may be an abbreviation of the longer one, or it may refer to the shaking of dice or any two quick movements. [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
Poundcake in two shakes Then there’s dessert.
"Come and sit down. Supper'll be cooked in two shakes of a lamb's tail."
If you are smart, you find he really does have an uncle, and he can take you to this uncle in the office behind the ticket window, and in two shakes your ticket is in your hand.
We’ll be off in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
“I’ll tell you a little secret. If it was me, I’d go with you in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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