lamb's tail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lamb's tail
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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In one shake of a lamb’s tail, the Della Rossas were living like pigs in clover.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
We’ll be off in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2018
Once they’re thin as heck, they cook in two shakes of a lamb’s tail.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2018
Would-be brides and grooms should return all wedding and shower gifts if they cancel their nuptials or stay married for just the shake of a lamb’s tail — say, a few months or less.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2013
In two shakes of a lamb’s tail, all the grownedness I’d been showing lately flewed off like ducks off of a pond and I was a fra-gile boy all over again.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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