The Enid Blyton Society

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.

I think both expressions are used, though "duck's tail" is more familiar to me.

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.