I'll be back in a brace of shakes.
brace of shakes
idiomA very short time.
The waiter said our food would arrive in a brace of shakes, and it did.
She promised to return in a brace of shakes, but the minutes stretched into hours as we waited.
A very short time.
I'll be back in a brace of shakes.
The waiter said our food would arrive in a brace of shakes, and it did.
She promised to return in a brace of shakes, but the minutes stretched into hours as we waited.
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