How Many Re-reads?

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Re: How Many Re-reads?

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Anita Bensoussane wrote:Two shakes of a duck's tail?
I always thought that was two shakes of a lamb's tail. Can't think what else it could be though.
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I think both expressions are used, though "duck's tail" is more familiar to me.
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Moonraker wrote:I always thought that was two shakes of a lamb's tail.
I don't recall coming across the lamb's tail reference in Blyton, though duck's tail is common enough.
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