lamb

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GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB,

IN TWO SHAKES OF A LAMB'S TAIL.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb

[God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb] {literary} A person who is already helpless will not have more trouble; you will not have more trouble than you can bear. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in two shakes of a lambs tail

[in two shakes of a lamb's tail] {adv.}, {informal} Quickly; in no time at all. * /I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

shorn

[shorn] See: [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

wind

[wind] See: [GET WIND OF], [GOD TEMPERS THE WIND TO THE SHORN LAMB], [GONE WITH THE WIND], [IN THE WIND], [IT IS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD], [SECOND […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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