- (a) whale of a job
- a whale of a [job/party/story etc.]
American & Australian
a very good job, party, story etc..
They've done a whale of a job renovating the building.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
(a) whale of a job
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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 — The Hebrew word tan (plural, tannin) is so rendered in Job 7:12 (A.V.; but R.V., sea monster ). It is rendered by dragons in Deut. 32:33; Ps. 91:13; Jer. 51:34; Ps. 74:13 (marg., whales; and marg. of R.V., sea monsters ); Isa. 27:1; and… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Whale — Whales are marine mammals which are neither dolphins (i.e. members of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae) nor porpoises. Orcas (Killer Whales) and Pilot whales have whale in their name, though they are dolphins for the purpose of… … Wikipedia
Job 7 — 1 Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? 2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: 3 So am I made to possess months of… … The King James version of the Bible
(a) whale of a party — a whale of a [job/party/story etc.] American & Australian a very good job, party, story etc.. They ve done a whale of a job renovating the building … New idioms dictionary
(a) whale of a story — a whale of a [job/party/story etc.] American & Australian a very good job, party, story etc.. They ve done a whale of a job renovating the building … New idioms dictionary
(a) whale of a something — 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
(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
a whale of a - — informal an exceedingly good example of a particular thing you ve been doing a whale of a job … Useful english dictionary
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo — … Wikipedia
