between two shakes of a lambs tail

between two shakes of a lamb's tail

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in two shakes of a lambs tail

[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./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

lamb

[lamb] See: [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

tail

[tail] See: [COW'S TAIL], [HEADS I WIN], [TAILS YOU LOSE], [MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF], [TURN TAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cow's tail

[cow's tail] {n.}, {dialect} A person who is behind others. * /John was the cow's tail at the exam./ * /Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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