Perry's done a whale of a job for us.
We had a whale of a time, and we were sorry when we had to leave.
There's a whale of a difference between being a partner in a law firm and just being another lawyer.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
Whale tail — is the Y shaped waistband of a thong or g string when visible above the waistline of low rise jeans, shorts, or a skirt that resembles a whale s tail. [http://www.celebratetoday.com/reduplicatives.html Reduplicatives] on Celebrate Today] [Maddox… … Wikipedia
whale — whale1 [ weıl, hweıl ] noun count ** a very large ocean animal that looks like a fish but breathes air through a hole on the top of its head: a gray/blue/minke/killer whale have a whale of a time INFORMAL to have a lot of fun whale whale 2 [ weıl … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whale — whale1 /hwayl, wayl/, n., pl. whales, (esp. collectively) whale, v., whaled, whaling. n. 1. any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs… … Universalium
whale — I. /weɪl / (say wayl) noun (plural whales, whale) 1. Zoology any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, which includes the large sperm and whalebone whales, and the smaller dolphins and porpoises. All have fish like bodies, modified… …
whale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. cetacean; finback; blue, humpback, killer, sperm, sulphur bottom, or right whale; orca, rorqual, narwhal, blackfish, dolphin, porpoise, grampus; Moby Dick; informal, whopper. See size, animal. II… … English dictionary for students
whale — I [[t](h)weɪl, weɪl[/t]] n. pl. whales, (esp. collectively)whale, 1) mam any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a… … From formal English to slang
whale — whale1 [weıl] n [: Old English; Origin: hwAl] 1.) a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a fish, but is actually a ↑mammal 2.) have a whale of a time informal to enjoy yourself very much whale 2 whale2 v … Dictionary of contemporary English
whale — 1. noun /weɪl/ a) Any of several species of large sea mammals. It was a whale of a job. It took two months, and the fair blush of youth off my cheeks. b) Something, or someone, that is very large. But when it comes to his business life and… … Wiktionary
whale into someone or something — in. to ttack someone or something. □ Jimmy’s dad really whaled into him. □ The guy whaled into the logs and had a nice wood pile by noon … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
(a) whale of a — a whale of a (something) 1. an unusually good something. Perry s done a whale of a job for us. We had a whale of a time, and we were sorry when we had to leave. 2. an unusually large something. There s a whale of a difference between being a… … New idioms dictionary
