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.

Examples of hell of a in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Have no fear — Daredevil still packs one hell of a punch, even on Disney+. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Feb. 2025

Whether at Chase Center or Oakland Arena, this will be one hell of a party. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025

Spaceballs Release date: June 24, 1987 Cast: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, and more Director: Mel Brooks Rotten Tomatoes score: 52% critics, 83% audience Mel Brooks is one hell of a filmmaker and the master of spoofs. —Grace Dean, Space.com, 11 Feb. 2025

Many of us have been saying this used to be a hell of a state. —Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for hell of a

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