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in two shakes of a dog's tail

in two shakes of a dog's tail prepositional phrase: synonym of in two shakes.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Synonym of in two shakes.
    Synonyms:
    in two shakes

Synonyms of in two shakes of a dog's tail

Questions about in two shakes of a dog's tail

What does in two shakes of a dog's tail mean?
In two shakes of a dog's tail means synonym of in two shakes.
What part of speech is in two shakes of a dog's tail?
In two shakes of a dog's tail is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in two shakes of a dog's tail in the dictionary

  1. in two
  2. in two jumps
  3. in two minds
  4. in two shakes
  5. in two shakes of a cow's tail
  6. in two shakes of a dog's tail
  7. in two shakes of a duck's tail
  8. in two shakes of a lamb's tail
  9. in two shakes of a rabbit's ass
  10. in twos
  11. in unison

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