In two shakes (of a lamb's tail) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-09-10 02:09

Meaning of In two shakes (of a lamb's tail)

Synonyms:

in a trice , before long

In two shakes (of a lamb's tail) old-fashioned phrase spoken

In a particularly short amount of time; very fast; immediately. 




 

The police will come here in two shakes. We have to flee now.

Thanks to this tool, I've created several websites in two shakes.

His previous experience enables him to complete the task in two shakes of a lamb's tail.

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it's early days (yet)
Used to say that it is too soon to jugde anything
like a rat up a drainpipe

Very rapidly and eagerly

in no time flat

Very quickly; in a short period of time

Origin of In two shakes (of a lamb's tail)

This phrase refers to the friskiness of lambs, the shaking of dice or any two quick movements. It dates from the early 1800s.
 

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