two shakes of a lamb's tail



two shakes of a lamb's tail

Fig. 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.
See also: of, shake, tail, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Klimentklee-MYENT (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Nielsen['nilsən]
IbbieIB-eeEnglish
Alazne-Basque
MickaËL-French
ClaraKLAH-rah (Italian, German, Spanish), KLER-ə (English), KLAR-ə (English)Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman