in two shakes

idiom

informal
: very quickly or soon
I'll be ready to go in two shakes.

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Clues and the answers for today’s words will be with you in two shakes of a lamb’s tail. Kris Holt, Forbes, 2 May 2023

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“In two shakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20two%20shakes. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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