in two shakes of a lamb's tail



in two shakes of a lamb's tail

Fig. in a very short time; very quickly. Jane returned in two shakes of a lamb's tail. Mike was able to solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
See also: of, shake, tail, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cees-Dutch
Anish-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Jefferson['dʒefəsn]
Shotasho:-tahJapanese
Aleixoə-LAY-shoo (Portuguese), a-LAY-shaw (Galician)Portuguese, Galician
KimbraKIM-brəEnglish (Rare)