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in a couple of shakes

in a couple of shakes prepositional phrase: synonym of in two shakes (“very quickly; without delay”).

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of in two shakes (“very quickly; without delay”).
    Synonyms:
    in two shakes

Synonyms of in a couple of shakes

Questions about in a couple of shakes

What does in a couple of shakes mean?
In a couple of shakes means synonym of in two shakes (“very quickly; without delay”).
What part of speech is in a couple of shakes?
In a couple of shakes is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a couple of shakes in the dictionary

  1. in a brace of shakes
  2. in a bubble
  3. in a canter
  4. in a cleft stick
  5. in a corner
  6. in a couple of shakes
  7. in a crack
  8. in a dither
  9. in a fair way
  10. in a family way
  11. in a few shakes

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