a hell of a

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to give emphasis to what a person is saying

In the movies · 91

• This office has done a hell of a lot for me,My Fellow Americans1996
• It's gonna be a hell of a show.Wristcutters: A Love Story2007
• What did you do to himTRON: Legacy2010
• Alex, you're a hell of a young guy, a hell of a young guy.Into the Wild2007
• ...I got a hell of a cold in here. A hell of a cold.The Aviator2004
• That's a hell of a bark.Rescued by Ruby2022
• God, that's a hell of a get-up.Zodiac2007
• It was a hell of a drive.Ford v Ferrari2019

Learn it in full scenes

• My Fellow Americans1996
  • Golf Talk Turns Awkward
  • The Missing Appointment Log
  • Tanner Summons the Presidents
• Zodiac2007
  • Darlene Ferrin's Last Drive
  • The Zodiac Confession Call
  • Zodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle

From the same entry

• all hell broke loose
• beat hell out of
• for the hell of it
• from hell
• get the hell out
• give hell
• go to hell in a handbasket
• hell for leather
• hell hath no fury
• hell or high water
• Hell's teeth
• like hell

More slang

• screw up
• damn it
• call it a day
• what the hell
• no worries
• check this out
• drop it
• in your dreams
• i'm good
• end of story
• up to no good
• swear to god