English

Adverb

in a few shakes

1. Alternative form of in two shakes
   • 1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “chapter XXI”, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, OCLC 1227855:

     “And do you realize that in a few shakes I've got to show up at dinner and have Mrs Cream being very, very kind to me? It hurts the pride of the Woosters, Jeeves.”