two shakes of a lamb’s tail

a short length of time
i’ll be back from the store in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
very quickly, as soon as possible

popularized by uma thurman in the movie pulp fiction
just make yourself a drink vincent and i’ll be down in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
to do something in a fast manner – as quicks a lambs tail shakes…twice
i’ll be there in two shakes of a lamb’s 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.”
colloquial phrase representing an undefined short time period
i’ll be there in 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 -ss over here!!”
person2: “i’ll be there in less than two shakes of a lamb’s tail boss.”
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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