- two shakes
- Australian Slangvery short time; minute
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two shakes — ( ● shake … Useful english dictionary
two shakes of a lamb’s tail — mod. quickly; rapidly. □ I’ll be there in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. □ In two shakes of a lamb’s tail, the entire pile of bricks had collapsed … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
two shakes — Synonyms and related words: a breath, bit, breath, coup, crack, flash, half a jiffy, half a mo, half a second, half a shake, instant, jiff, jiffy, little, little bit, little while, microsecond, millisecond, minute, moment, no time, pair of winks … Moby Thesaurus
Two shakes — very short time; minute … Dictionary of Australian slang
in two shakes — I in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) informal very quickly I ll be back to you in two shakes II in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) see shake * * * in … Useful english dictionary
in two shakes of a lamb's tail — {adv.}, {informal} Quickly; in no time at all. * /I ll be back in two shakes of a lamb s tail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
in two shakes of a lamb's tail — {adv.}, {informal} Quickly; in no time at all. * /I ll be back in two shakes of a lamb s tail./ … Dictionary of American idioms
in two shakes of a lamb's tail — To do something in two shakes of a lamb s tail means to do it very quickly or in a moment. I ll be ready in two shakes of a lamb s tail. Wait for me. I ll be ready in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — (informal).See in a moment at moment. → shake * * * in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail) in a couple of shakes phrase very quickly I’ll be back in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. Thesaurus: quickly … Useful english dictionary
in two shakes of a lamb's tail — in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) old fashioned, old fashioned very soon. I ll be with you in two shakes of a lamb s tail … New idioms dictionary
