IN TWO SHAKES (OF A LAMB'S TAIL)

Meaning of IN TWO SHAKES (OF A LAMB'S TAIL) in English

informal

very quickly.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

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./
Slang English vocab
IN TWO SHAKES (OF A LAMB'S TAIL) — See in a moment at moment . 2192; headword
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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./
Словарь английских идиом
IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB`S TAIL — quickly, in no time at all I will have this finished in two shakes of a lamb`s tail and then …
English Idioms vocab
IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL — very quickly and without difficulty Wait one minute. I will be able to help you in two shakes of a …
English Idioms vocab
IN TWO SHAKES (OF A LAMB'S TAIL) — very soon, in a couple of seconds, in a sec I'll be with you in two shakes. I just have …
English Idioms vocab
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.
American Idioms English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Английский словарь Британика
LAMB — I Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Английский словарь Британика
TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, adjective & pron., from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAMB — I. ˈlam, ˈlaa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHAKES — present third singular of shake plural of shake
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TWO — /tooh/ , n. 1. a cardinal number, 1 plus 1. 2. a symbol for this number, as 2 or II. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — /lam/ , n. 1. a young sheep. 2. the meat of a young sheep. 3. a person who is gentle, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAMB — n. family name; Charles Lamb (1775-1834) English essayist and poet who used the pen name "Elia", author of the children's …
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TWO — I. ˈtü adjective Etymology: Middle English twa, two, from Old English twā (feminine & neuter); akin to Old English twēgen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAMB — I. ˈlam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lamb lamb Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TWO — noun one and one; twice one. 2. two ·noun a symbol representing two units, as 2, ii., or ii. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
LAMB — noun the young of the sheep. 2. lamb ·vi to bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep. 3. lamb …
Webster English vocab
TWO — [two] adj [ME twa, two, fr. OE twa (fem. & neut.); akin to OE twegen two (masc.), tu (neut.), OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAMB — [lamb] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG lamb lamb] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a young sheep; esp: one that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAMB — live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. Mutton refers to the flesh of …
Britannica English vocabulary
LAMB — lamb, Lamb BrE AmE læm (= lam) ▷ lambed læmd ▷ lambing ˈlæm ɪŋ ▷ lambs, Lamb's læmz ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TWO — / tuː; NAmE / number 2 HELP NOTE : There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — / læm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a young sheep 2. [ U ] …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — two /tuː/ BrE AmE number [ Language: Old English ; Origin: twa ] 1 . the number 2: I’ll be …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAIL
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — I. lamb 1 S3 /læm/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [countable] a young sheep 2 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAMB — Lamb, Charles BrE AmE (1775–1834) a British writer of ↑ essay s , who worked with his sister Mary Lamb …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TWO — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAMB — n. & v. n. 1 a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TWO — n. & adj. --n. 1. one more than one; the sum of one unit and another unit. 2 a symbol …
Oxford English vocab
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
LAMB — n. & v. --n. 1. a young sheep. 2 the flesh of a lamb as food. 3 a mild or …
Oxford English vocab
TWO — ( twos) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Two is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAMB — ( lambs) 1. A lamb is a young sheep. N-COUNT • Lamb is the flesh of a lamb eaten as …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TWO — number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMB — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES pork/lamb chop ▪ a grilled pork/lamb chop COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TWO — [determiner], [pronoun], [noun] [plural] twos - (the number) 2They've got two houses.He's got two leather jackets already.I spent two years …
Cambridge English vocab
SHAKES — [plural] [noun] [informal]The shakes are short quick movements from side to side that your body makes because you are ill, …
Cambridge English vocab
TWO — n. two groups step for two Two Sicilies Kingdom of the
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. lamb's ears lamb's ear Lamb Charles Melbourne of Kilmore William Lamb 2nd Viscount
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LAMB — n. Live sheep before the age of one year, and the flesh of such animals. The flesh of the mature …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TWO — Synonyms and related words : biform, bifurcated, bilateral, bipartisan, bipartite, both, brace, couple, couplet, dichotomous, distich, double, double harness, doublet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHAKES — Synonyms and related words : ague, all-overs, blue Johnnies, blue devils, bumpiness, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, cold sweat, didder, disquiet, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAMB — Synonyms and related words : agneau, angel, babe, baby, baby-doll, bairn, bellwether, birdling, breast of lamb, buttercup, calf, catling, cherub, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TWO — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA or BETWEEN TWO FIRES, TWO CENTS, BIRD IN THE HAND IS …
Slang English vocab
LAMB — See: GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB, IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.
Slang English vocab
LAMB — To LAMB, or LAMBASTE. To beat. Lamb pye; a beating: from lambo.
Slang English vocab

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