siinä ei kauan nokka tuhise

Finnish

Phrase

siinä ei kauan nokka tuhise

  1. (idiomatic, informal) it won't take two shakes; it won't require much time or effort at all; it won't last too long

Usage notes

  • A past tense form also exists: siinä ei kauan nokka tuhissut (“it didn't take two shakes”).
  • siinä can be replaced by another noun or noun phrase (in the inessive case), although it still usually includes siinä in some form (e.g. siinä hommassa ei kauan nokka tuhise).
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