two shakes of a lambs tail

a short amount of time

i will be down in two shakes of a lambs tail

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two shakes of a lamb's tail

Colloquial phrase representing an undefined short time period

I'll be there in two shakes of a lamb's tail

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two shakes of a lambs tail

Soon. Originally from areas in Yorkshire and Wales. Spread throughout the Southern Hemisphere in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, mostly in parts of Australia and the whole of New Zealand.

Kiwi #1, "Hey bru, have you finished with that beautiful young sheep? Is it my turn yet?"
Kiwi #2, "Yeah cuz, just gimme two shakes of a lamb's tail to clean myself up here. Primo Flossy."

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two shakes of a lamb's tail

1. a slang phrase meaning a short period of time.
2. all that it takes to get some people to mount a sheep.

1. "i'll have that coffee out in two shakes of a lamb's tail!"
2. " did you see that! i think it likes me!"

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two shakes of a lamb's tail

To do something as soon as possible.

Person1: "Can I have a cheese burguer with fries?"
Person2: "Sure, I'll get it in two shakes of a lamb's tail"

Person1: "Get your ass over here!!"
Person2: "I'll be there in less than two shakes of a lamb's tail boss."

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two shakes of a lamb's tail

Quickly. The phrase is similar to "Before you can (insert action here)"

"I'll be there in two shakes of a lamb's tail."

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two shakes of a barber's dick

A short length of time. An idiom of assurance that results will follow post-haste.

I'll be there in two shakes of a barber's dick.

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