hell of a

idiom

informal + somewhat impolite

—used to make a statement more forceful

It was one hell of a good fight.

He is one hell of a nice guy.

: very good

She's a hell of a player.

: 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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Her portrayal of a woman navigating decades of life under a military dictatorship is a hell of a showcase, to be sure. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 Bambu Lab, the company behind my favorite 3D printers, has given itself one hell of a week. —

Sean Hollister, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2025 Remember the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. —

Scott Thompson, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025 Pettersson can make Bedard and the Blackhawks better — and a hell of a lot more palatable for a fan base that’s starting to check out, if that sub-16,000 crowd on Monday was any indication — immediately. —

Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for hell of a