hell of a
idiom
informal + somewhat impolite
1
—used to make a statement more forceful
It was one hell of a good fight.
He is one hell of a nice guy.
2
: very good
She's a hell of a player.
3
: very bad or difficult
We've been having a hell of a time trying to finish on schedule.
This is a hell of a mess we're in.
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But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running for prom queen, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Our organization did a hell of a job taken care of us.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
If Peacock’s premature attempt to document the Diddy debacle is any indication of the criminal trial to come, then Sean Combs is in for a hell of a media circus.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
But when a gutsy outsider puts herself in the running, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
Our organization did a hell of a job taken care of us.
—Wayne Sterling, CNN, 13 Jan. 2025
If Peacock’s premature attempt to document the Diddy debacle is any indication of the criminal trial to come, then Sean Combs is in for a hell of a media circus.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Hell of a.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hell%20of%20a. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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