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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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shake of a lamb's tail
0 Is 'shake of a lamb's tail' suitable for use in a student's composition? It is an uncommon expression. Am I correct? 0-
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1 b 00 'two shakes of 02 b 00 a lamb's tail' 02 br 02 br 00 It is a rather informal idiom. 0-
- 1 b 00 'two shakes of 02 b 00 a lamb's tail' 02 br 02 br 00 It is a rather informal idiom.
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1 b 00 'two shakes of 02 b 00 a lamb's tail' 02 br
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00 It is a rather informal idiom. It probably isn't appropriate for academic writing. 0-
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00 It is a rather informal idiom. It probably isn't appropriate for academic writing. 0-
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01 cite 10 Nona The Brit 12 cite 12 br10 You mean the expression is 'two shakes of a lamb's tail', but I ca
11 b 10 'two shakes of 12 b 10 a lamb's tail' 12 br
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10 It is a rather informal idiom. It probably isn't appropriate for academic writing. 12 br
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0 I have only heard it as "in two shakes of a lamb's tail" (in a very short amount of time). 02 br
00 The phrase was not particularly uncommon in the community where I grew up, and it is still used, though perhaps not as often as it used to be. 02 br
00 The phrase is suitable in a student composition if it is within dialog or if quoted, of course, but probably not otherwis
00 The phrase was not particularly uncommon in the community where I grew up, and it is still used, though perhaps not as often as it used to be. 02 br
00 The phrase is suitable in a student composition if it is within dialog or if quoted, of course, but probably not otherwis
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00 Below are examples of 'shake of a lamb's tail'. 02 br
00 The News-Gazette.com Weblog 02 br
00 Be back in a shake of a lamb's tail. **** It's 5:35 p.m. I just saw the reason Ron Zook wanted Martez Wilson on his team. At the end of a long TD reception ... 02 br
00 www.news-gazette.com/ngweblog/index.cfm?post=780&blog=12 - 16k - Cached - Similar page
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0 Have you checked the number of Google results for "shake of a lamb's tail" vs "shake 01 b 00 s 02 b 00 of a lamb's tail"? I'd say that is a pretty good indication of the more commonly used version of the idiom. 02 br
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00 Interestingly, the BNC provides no results for either one. 05 0 010id 3
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00 Interestingly, the BNC provides no results for either one. 05 0 010id 3
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